Shiwilu Dictionary

tañiter' 434
Wa'dan peklu'nku
tañitullun The chief calling
me pointed at me. ¡Musu'
tañitan ulerwan
illapalek ilanker! Aiming
well at the hawk with the
shotgun, shoot it! val.:
*tañipalli.
tañiter' vt. point at him/her/it!
¡Nana yuyu' wa'napipen
aper'a'nsu' tañiter',
luwetchulinpa'! Point at
the man who stole your radio if
you recognize him! (sem.
domains: 9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
*tañitulli *tañitapalli
tankala n. edible flying insect
known in local Spanish as
"chinchi." From its tail one gets
a greenish, oily, smelly liquid,
which is used to treat skin
marks and mangy skin.
Wilapen asinen
lulenker', tankalalek
asetcher'! Treat your son's
boils, apply him edible
"chinchi." ¡Menmik pa'an
tankala si'yekten
kencha'ker!
Ukchapishak inyakwa'
ka'awa'. When you go to the
field, gather edible "chinchi"!
We will roast it and eat it. clf:
la3. (sem. domains: 2.5.7.5 -
Traditional medicine, 9.4.3.1 -
Imperative .)
tanker n. chinchi, tile flying insect
about two to three inches and
heart-shaped, that launches a
liquid that burns the skin. Kua
tanker setchullun,
enpu'nipa' ulullin. The
chinchi has thrown its liquid at
me; I burn a lot. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small
animals.)
tanku n. plantain. Ya'
mapa'tulek pusakpi
tanku ala'sa' sullek.
Yesterday I bought eight
plantains for a sol (money).
spec: palantan tanku,
santumi, amiku'-tanku,
tuda-tanku. (sem. domains:
1.5.2 - Bush, shrub, 5.2.3.1.2 -
Food from fruit.)
piperchanku
tanku-mer'pi n. banana. Nana
wila tanku-mer'pi
eksu'lli. The child peeled the
banana. (sem. domains:
5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
tanku-suler n. type of non-edible
worm, plantain suri. Tankusuler
ma'sha ka'i'nek.
The plantain suri is not edible.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
tanku-teksi' teksi'
tankuwalek n. plantain to be
eaten boiled. Pipetchanku
u'chimu
tankuwalekpu'la'su'
eksu'lek, saka'dekinpu'.
The red banana is good
because it peels like the
plantain to be eaten boiled,
very easily. (sem. domains:
1.5.1 - Tree.)