Shiwilu Dictionary

49 ashu'llinku
arús
Arkichu nprop. Arquímedes.
¡Latekker' asu' Arkichu,
nana ñi enpi' tumu'pi'ñi!
Believe Arquímedes, he never
lies!
arús n. rice. Marli ka'lli
pumulada
makilapu'a'su' arúsllek.
Marli ate "chiclayo" beans with
rice. syn: pumu-lada 1) .
(sem. domains: 5.2 - Food.)
asek adv. here. Kua
wadekllinerku asek,
Shiwiluk. I was born here, in
Jeberos. (sem. domains: 9.1.5
- General adverbs.)
ashatu' n. mother-in-law of a
woman. Talit ashatu'nen
Wiwiana. Talit's mother-inlaw
is Viviana. cf: lutalun.
(sem. domains: 4.1.9.2.2 - Inlaw.)
ashatu'sha n. maternal aunt (of
a man or woman). Awawek
kaden ashatu'shawek.
My mother's sister is my
maternal aunt. Dunisio ima
pa'lli Muyunpek
ashatu'shanen ekpa'lli.
Nanek ima sa'la'pi
dankuñi. Dionisio went to
Moyobamba taking his aunt.
She contracted smallpox there.
cf: inetcha. (sem. domains:
4.1.9.1.6 - Uncle, aunt.)
ashin n. 1) his/her mother. Nana
Manila willin
chimentulli. Ashinler
i'na lli'la'lli. Nu'an
nadatulli
enpu'ninchipa'. Manuela's
child has lice. His mother did
not take care of him. That is
why the lice increased a lot.
(sem. domains: 4.1.9.1.2 -
Father, mother.) 2) mother,
spiritual "owner" of a plant or
animal, vital beginning of a
plant or animal. Llinan
ashin yulli wilalunlusa'
inluwachinpu'erkasu'
malek. The spiritual mother
of the lupuna tree became
angry because the girls did not
paint their cheeks (with
achiote). cf: awa. (sem.
domains: 4.9.2 - Supernatural
being.)
ashinsha n. grandmom.
Ashinshawek,
mamashawek
chiminlapila'pi'llun. My
grandmom and even my mom
died leaving me alone. syn:
amisha. (sem. domains:
4.1.9.1.1 - Grandfather,
grandmother.)
ashu' n. sweet potato.
Uklupidek a'kaserllek
ashu'lek. The chicha punta
is sweetened with sweetpotato.
(Ipomea batatas) (sem.
domains: 1.5 - Plant, 5.2 -
Food.)
ashu'llinku n. "camotillo" vine.
Species of vine that grows on
the banks of a river or stream.
Ashu'llinku i'na
punka'palli. The "camotillo"