Shiwilu Dictionary

37 amiku'-tanku amu'dek
kunparinenna'nta'. On
moonlit nights, the nowdeceased
grandmothers would
sit on their patios and drink
with their fellow villagers.
amiku'-tanku n. "late
grandmother" plantain. Kullu
Rojas tera'lli
amiku'tanku. Julio Rojas
sowed the "late granmother"
plantain. gen: tanku. (sem.
domains: 1.5.2 - Bush, shrub.)
amikulluchek n. an old woman's
wrinkled double chin.
Amilusa' dekkunta'ser
kulutekshanenna'
inwinshu'lli. Nana
malek itullina'
"amikulluchek". When the
old women run, their wrinkled
double chins flap. This is why
they call them "granny necks."
clf: tek2. (sem. domains: 2.1 -
Body.)
amisha (ami) n. grandmom, old
woman (woman or man
speaking). Iskun duker
a'ña'seku awawek
chiminlapillun,
amishawek teksusullun.
When I was nine months old
my mother died leaving me
alone, and my grandmom
raised me. Amisha
kenmipa' kenma,
kuanta' ipa'
papinkushaku nuka'ka.
You are already an old woman,
and I am also an old man.
syn: ashinsha.
amitasellun n. old woman,
grandmother. clf: lun.
amitasellunsha n. little old
woman, little grandmom. clf:
lun.
amitek n. placenta. Amitek
itullina' amilusa'
pinenpu'a'su' malek.
They call it placenta because it
is like the skin of little old
women. Ala'sa' kaikua
wadeksik amiteknen
iwa'lu'tak kalei'tulek
papetchulek,
ma'lerpi'nta'
ka'i'chinpu'ek. When a
woman gives birth one digs
into the earth, buries her
placenta and covers it with
earth, so that no animal will eat
it. clf: tek2. (sem. domains:
2.6.3 - Birth.)
-amu v. > nom. participle suffix,
first person singular subject;
after (doing that) I. Shunka'
ekkilala a'ñamu
Shiwiluklan yunsu'lek.
When I was ten years old, I left
Jeberos. Kua ka'amu
da'etchek. After eating, I will
go for a walk. (sem. domains:
9.4.7 - Subordinating
particles.)
amu'dek n. water that has been
made muddy. Amu'dekkek
puñañin apu'chek. I'm
going to throw the barbasco
poison into the muddied water.
clf: dek2.