Shiwilu Dictionary

tala 430
kananek. Pata'lek
indekmunkuñi. I found a
centipede on the path. I
touched it and it rolled itself up.
Ala'sa’' amikui'ma napi'
katu'ta' mikenwañi.
Ali'lima takuntek,
ali'lima supu'muda'. A
long time ago an old woman
had two sons-in-law. It is said
that one was a centipede and
the other one was a vulture
that used to be a vulture man.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
tala n. hammock. ¡Nerir talak!
Rest in the hammock!
Palliken i'na u'chimu
pantet kuper sha'ya,
tala nu'takudik. The
chambira palm is good to get
its bud and make jicras (bags)
and hammocks.
talawer n. speckled chachalaca,
type of bird. Talawer
chunserpu'si'la. The
speckled chachalaca bird
looks like the "pucacunga."
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
*talek'apalli (taleklli) cf:
*talektapalli. vi. to be about
to die and come back to life.
Inmulluwek ima dekpilli
taleklli. I heard that my
sister-in-law stopped breathing
for a little bit last night and
then survived.
taleklli *talek'apalli
*talektapalli (talektulli) cf:
*talek'apalli. vi. to die for a
short while and come back to
life. Yu'sha Alliku
talektulli. The old Alejandro
was dying and came back to
life (woman speaking).
Inmulluwek ima dekpilli
talektulli. Talektan
nerinunta'lli. It is said that
my sister-in-law died
momentarily last night, and
came back to life. After almost
dying, she breathed again. cf:
*tektu'tapalli.
talektulli *talektapalli
-tama' v. You (pl.) do not do sth.
¡Aner kenmama'
iyutama' muinchi
iker'a'su'.
Kaluwi'chuma'! Do not
drink so much alcohol. You will
get sick! (sem. domains:
9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes, 9.4.3.1 -
Imperative .)
*tamanelli *tamanerapalli
*tamanerapalli (*tamanelli)
vi. to go around.
Lansa'panna'
tamanerapallina'
wilaterkek Shiwilulusa'.
The Shiwilu are going around
while dancing in the velada
(event in which one stays up
all night). Ñiñi'wek
llinteknen yakitek'an
tamanelli. Trying to bite its
tail, my dog went around. val.:
*pitamanerapalli.
tamanerker' vi. turn around!
¡Enta'n i'na
tamanerker'! Yalli'lek