Shiwilu Dictionary

kukaratek 204
ñinchinerku'llina'.
Nunkek pa'apallina'. The
Cocamas know how to row.
They travel by canoe. (sem.
domains: 4.1.2 - Types of
people.)
kukaratek n. cockroach. Kua
kukaratek aki'aki'atudeklek.
I killed the
cockroaches by stomping on
them. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
kuku' n. Amazonian oropendola,
type of bird. Kuku'
pideknen nu'tapalli
a'llupi tanan muluk. The
"kuku'" bird builds its nest on
the top of tall trees. cf:
kamusatek. (sem. domains:
1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
kuku'-da'wan n. type of snake,
paucar machaco. Yuwer
ukuchik kananek kua
kuku'-da'wan. On the
banks of the Yanayacu stream
I found a "paucar" snake.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.3.1 -
Snake.)
kuku'yu'-wanan n. type of tree,
"paucar-tail" caspi tree.
Kuku'yu'wanan ñi
enpu'ninchi tanpa'wi'ñi.
The "paucar-tail" caspi tree
does not have a lot of
branches. Nalalu'nanlusa'
kuku'yu'wanan, pasen,
tananwanan, tanchilun,
mellun, pekwaser,
llinan. The thick trees are
"paucar-tail," "pasen,"
"tananwanan," "tanchilun,"
"mellun," "pekwaser" and
"llinan." cf: piper-wana,
piper-wanan; cf: tananwana,
tanan-wanan.
(sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
kukupi (Spn. coco) n. coconut
palm tree, coconut.
Tarapukuk nanpilusa'
terapallina' kukupi. The
residents of Tarapoto sow
coconut. clf: pi4.
Kulla nprop. Julia, woman's
proper name. Kullasha
terapalli wayusa'
menmiñik, yauku'latan
ladanen Yurimawek.
Julita is planting coffee in her
garden, in order to sell the
beans in Yurimaguas.
Kullan nprop. Julián, man's
proper name. Kullan erkun
piwalalli'nen
pi'per'chulli. Julián sewed
his son's pants.
kulliker, kulliker' (Quech. kullki)
n. money. Kulliker
ala'pasak kekki
luwantulek
wa'nasinanlusa',
wa'naukta
yamapa'tamu. I need one
hundred soles to buy metal
dishes and pots.
kullikerwa'su' nom. sb. who has
money, rich. Apu'tek ima
kullikerwa'su'. It is said
that Apu'tek had money.
*kullikerwañi
*kullikerwanpalli