Shiwilu Dictionary

malla'palli 266
malla'lli malla'palli
malla'palli (malla'lli) vi. 1) to
pray. Nana malla'palli
illisiak. He is praying at the
church. 2) to host mass.
Pacher malla'palli
illisiak. The priest is hosting
mass in the church. (sem.
domains: 4.9.5.2 - Pray.)
mama n. mother.
Mamawekkui'na
mukankan ku'aper. My
late mother was a good
woman. syn: awa. (sem.
domains: 4.1.9.1.2 - Father,
mother.)
mama' n. type of plant with edible
tubers, yam. Nana
amikui'mi'na wadun
mama' enka'palli nana
Supu'ku' sadin,
mikennen ima a'pinta'
tanten'a'su'. It is said that
the old woman gave the best
yams to the wife of the Vulture,
her favorite son-in-law. cf:
ukumama'; syn:
mama'walek. Dioscorea.
ker'llu'dek-mama' ,
Mama'dek
-mama' cop. morpheme that
attaches to the copula verb
and indicates second person
plural subject. Nantapitek
nuka'mama'. You (plural)
are strong. (sem. domains:
9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)
Mama'dek (mama') nprop.
Papayacu river. Mama'dek
lalak nakusu' matutada
nadalli. The (population of )
black alligators increased a lot
in the Papayacu basin. clf:
dek2. (sem. domains: 1.3.1.3 -
River.)
mama'lu' n. purple, color of the
purple potato. Nana wilalun
i'shapa'su'
mama'lu'pu'lli. The young
girl's dress is like the color of
the purple potato. (sem.
domains: 8.3.3.3 - Color.)
mama'walek (*walek2) n.
common yam. syn: mama'.
mamala n. type of tree called a
"broom tree". Si'pek
nanpilli mamala tanpek.
The little bird called "si'pek"
lives on the "mamala" tree
branches. (sem. domains:
1.5.1 - Tree.)
Mamanchi nprop. Virgen Mary,
Lady Mary. Mamanchi
da'wanlusa'
ellamutu'tapadeklli. The
Virgin Mary steps on the heads
of snakes. (sem. domains:
4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
Mamiku nprop. Mamerto, a
man's proper name. Mamiku
illisek wellekkuñi.
Mamerto went to the church to
cry.
Mañer Mañir
Manila nprop. Manuela, a
woman's proper name.
Manila pu'yekek
pa'apilalusa' lliadantulli.
Manuela ordered those who
went fishing with barbasco to