Shiwilu Dictionary

269 -mapu'wa' mek
mapu'a'su' 1) interrog. what
kind? ¿Ma'pu'a'su' samer
kencha'la? What kind of fish
have you brought? 2) why?
-mapu'wa' nom. our (inclusive).
Tatamapu'wa' peklu'wa'
asek nanpikeri. Let's call
our father so that he will come
to live here. (sem. domains:
9.2.9.2 - Noun affixes.)
marchalli marchapalli
marchapalli (marchalli) (Spn.
marchar) vi. to march.
Ventiochodukerkek i'na
wilalusa' kallik
marchallina'. In July the
children marched in the plaza.
(sem. domains: 7.2.1 - Manner
of movement.)
marchis (Spn. martes) n.
Tuesday. Ipa'la marchis,
eklli merkullis. Today is
Tuesday, tomorrow is
Wednesday.
Maria' nprop. María, woman's
proper name. Katu'lu'
lansa'lek Maria'lek. I
have danced with María twice.
Mashika nprop. Marcelina. Ya'
kuda da'llidek kaikua
Mashikak. Yesterday we
visited Mashika.
masi (Quech. masi) n. fellow,
person from the same town or
ethnic group. Nana yalli'
Shiwilu masiwek. That
man is a fellow Shiwilu. cf:
kuapu'a'su'. (sem. domains:
4.1.2 - Types of people.)
matukuñi n. type of very large
eel, electric eel. Matukuñi
pekdellenmu'. The large
anguila electrocutes us. cf:
kuñilu'. (sem. domains:
1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
matutada n. black alligator.
Matutadaler Julio
ka'wiñi. The black alligator
almost ate Julio. Matutada
iyadeknen i'na ilulenna
neriwanpitek
iketcha'ser. The black
alligator fat is a remedy for
those who suffer from lung
disease. cf: tada. (sem.
domains: 2.5.7.2 - Medicine,
1.6.1.3.4 - Crocodile.)
mayur (Spn. mayor) n. authority.
Kua mayurku,
chiñinterku. I am an
authority, I am a state
representative. (sem. domains:
4.5.1 - Person in authority.)
mayurumu (Spn. mayordomo) n.
person in charge of organizing
fiestas. Ipa' mayurumu
uchinantapalli yapa'an
illisiak. Now the man in
charge of organizing the fiest
is waking (the people) up so
that they go to the church.
(sem. domains: 4.2.2 - Social
event.)
*me'chapalli *mer'chapalli
*me'chulli *mer'chapalli
mek1 clf. leaf, flat object such as a
piece of paper or a mat. clf.
for: *lanchimektapalli,