Shiwilu Dictionary

utaker' 480
chiperñekda'! Gather the
suri from the moriche palm
tree! (sem. domains: 9.4.3.1 -
Imperative .)
*utakelli *utakerapalli
utaker' vt. break it!
¡Utakerker' wa'dantek
pidekpen, kuaki'na
ma'sha! Go destroy your hen
house, not mine! (sem.
domains: 9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
*utakerapalli (*utakelli) vt. to
break into many pieces, to
destroy. Kusherller
utakelli pulawek. The pig
destroyed my fence. cf:
*pada'ker'chapalli.
utalinpu' adv. very often.
Wa'dantekwek utalinpu'
wer'lli. My chicken gets lost
often.
*utalli *utapalli
*utapalli (*utalli) vi. to be late
at night (approximately 10
pm.)., to become late at night
Ipa' utapilalli. ¡Panta'n
wichi'ker'! It is already late
at night. Go to sleep!
utatek n. type of hawk, "caucau."
Utatekler
wa'dantekwek pilli'tulli.
The "cau-cau" hawk caught my
chicken. (sem. domains:
1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
utawan adv. evening, between 8-
10pm. Utawan
ektu'ncha'lli. He arrived
late in the evening.
utawiker' vt. beat it! ¡Chiter
utawiker' pasuninpu'ek.
Beat the boiling corn so that it
does not stick at the bottom of
the pot. (sem. domains: 9.4.3.1
- Imperative .)
*utawilli *utawipalli
*utawipalli (*utawilli) vt. to
beat the drink. Wirkiña
utawilli chiter'. Virginia
beat the ground and boiled
corn. Napi' amiku'lusa'
utawitunanteklek
utawillina'. Long ago our
late grandmothers used to
beat (the drink) with the
instrument called "utawitunan".
cf: *pitawiapalli,
pitawipalli.
utawitunan (-tek) n. instrument
to beat the drink. Napi'
amiku'lusa'
utawitunanteklek
utawillina'. Long ago our
dead grandmothers used to
beat (the drink) with the
instrument called "utawitunan".
cf: pitawituna,
pitawitunan. (sem.
domains: 5.2.1.3 - Cooking
utensil.)
*utchu'dek'apalli
*wetchu'dek'apalli
utek n. 1) lip. Utekwekkek
wellun iseklli'la. The
"fierce" ant bit me on the lip. 2)
edge. Nun utek
nuchinkatulli. The edge of
the canoe split.