Shiwilu Dictionary

399 serlla, setchala
serllan
serku-mama' n. potato-ofanteater,
type of jungle potato
whose vegetable looks like the
heel of an anteater
Serkumama' i'na lli'tulli
serku lenpipu'su'. The
potato-of-anteater looks like
the heel of the anteater. (sem.
domains: 1.5.2 - Bush, shrub.)
serlla, serllan (se'llan; setlla
setllan) n. sidewalk, edge,
exterior part of the front of the
house covered by the roof and
protected from the rain.
Pidekserllek wila
trunpunen
a'tamanerapalli. The boy
is spinning his top on the
sidewalk of the house.
serminan n. type of plant, "uchu
sanango," shrub with beatiful
flowers and several medicinal
uses. ¡Makunker'
serminan! Go get "uchu
sanango"! Ku'apellusa'
uwapei'ñina' serminan,
taker'wawinpu'erkek.
Women do not drink "uchu
sanango," so that her children
do not die. Tabernaemontana
sananho. (sem. domains: 1.5.2
- Bush, shrub.)
sernpa cf: senpa, serenpa. n.
pineapple. Sernpa
adawa'enchekladalli. The
pineapple's leaves (like
eyelashes) are just now
becoming yellowish. (sem.
domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
serwa n. large crab, type of large
crab. Serwa u'lan
ma'ta'sik yunsu'lli
uranen yadunker'an. The
"apangura" crab comes out
after the rain to look for food.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small
animals.)
serwi'tek n. red-bellied macaw.
Serwi'tek chiper
wawala' ka'lli,
uktektapallinta'
nalapukalu'. The redbellied
macaw eats raw
moriche palm fruit and
scratches off rotten wood with
its beak. (Ara manilata) (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
serwin n. type of fish, macana.
Inetchawek serwin
akipi ekka'llun. My aunt
and I have eaten "serwin" fish
patarashca. (sem. domains:
1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
*setcha'lli *sercha'palli
*setcha'palli *sercha'palli
setcha'tapalli *sercha'tapalli
setcha'tulli *sercha'tapalli
setchala (*se'chala) n. type of
tree, estoraque, commonly
known as the "balm of Peru";
its fruit. Setchala ñitusik
mer'chusik wilalusa'ler
ka'lli,
shunpulalusa'lerunta'.
When the estoraque tree
grows fruit and it becomes
ripe, children eat it and little
birds eat it too. (sem. domains: