Shiwilu Dictionary

nudu'palli 310
The ceramic pot broke.
nudu'palli cf: *nudu'tapalli.
vi. to be picky with regard to
the food, feel sick about food.
Asu' Aracelli nudu'lli
kadulun ñan. Aracelli has
become picky with food
because she is pregnant.
¡Aracelli yenka'ta!
Nawilawan nudu'palli.
Do not give (food) to Aracelli!
She just became pregnant and
is feeling nauseous.
*nudu'tapalli (*nudutulli) cf:
nudu'palli. vt. to be picky.
Tasellunwek samer
nudu'tulli, nawilawan.
My daughter-in-law is picking
at the fish because she is
newly pregnant.
nudu'tek nom. picky.
Tasellunwek nudu'tek.
Ma'nen yaka'inpu'a'su'
lli'an mer'min-mer'min
tulli. My daughter-in-law is
picky. When she sees
something that does not
appetize her she twists her
mouth (in disgust).
*nudutulli *nudu'tapalli
nuka' n. hot pepper. Ikersu'
asu' nuka'. This chilli
pepper is very strong.
Kadu'lu'pi u'chimu
akusupi nuka'lek ka'ek.
The "cocona" fruit is good to
eat with chilli pepper. ¡Nuka'
uklur', latekpen
pukeinpu'ak. Chew hot
pepper so that your teeth do
not become rotten! Nanek
nuka' uklullina', pinter
katenñina', pinchiyek
nu'tanna' ullina'
wichi'inpu'erkek. There
they chewed chilli pepper, put
tobacco in their mouths, and
drank dissolved tobacco to not
fall asleep. (sem. domains:
2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine,
5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
nuka'a vi. copula verb, to be.
Nantapitek nuka'ka. I am
strong. Nawa' nukerka
Shawikenma'. They are
Shawi natives.
*nukelli *nukerapalli
*nukerapalli (*nukelli) vi. to
be cold (caused by water).
Nakusu' aman nukelli.
He is cold because he bathed
too long. cf:
*sanekwanpalli.
nun n. canoe. Santu pa'lli
Yurimawek walek
nunkek nerku'pilan.
Santos went up to
Yurimaguas, rowing his canoe.
nunala nunnala
nuñila n. type of tree, caraña,
and its fruit. Shunpulalusa'
ka'llina' nuñila. Birds eat
the fruit of the caraña tree. clf:
la3. Protium asperum (sem.
domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
nuñilu' n. resin of the "caraña"
tree. Nuñilu' u'chimu
waka'ki. The the resin of the
"caraña" tree is good for curing