Shiwilu Dictionary

yuyu'wa 558
da'wala'ladawek. Ipa'la
innichi'nek kirka'
lli'a'kasu'. You misplaced
my glasses. Now I cannot
read. Nana inya'lli, kui'na
innichi'nek. He urinated but
I cannot. (sem. domains:
9.4.2.1 - Can.)
be about to die and come back
to life *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.
be acrid flavor, dry and
unpleasant taste
be afraid *tekkuapalli (
*tekkualli) vi. to be afraid.
Kuashasa' ñamu
tekkualek. When I am by
myself I feel afraid.
¡Yatekkuatan, katu'mu'
nuka'ka. Don't be afraid, we
are two! val.:
*tekkuatapalli. (sem.
domains: 3.4.2.4 - Afraid.);
*tekkuatapalli ( *tekkuatulli)
vt. to be afraid of sth. or sb., to
fear sth. or sb. Ñiñi'wawek
tekkuatullun. My dog is
afraid of me. Kua
tekkuachi'nek da'wan. I
am not afraid of the snakes.
val.: *tekkuapalli.
be afraid of sth.
be afraid of sth. or sb.
be alive nanpiapalli 1 ( nanpilli)
vi. to be alive. Kaluwi'a'su'
nanpiapalli'la. The sick
person is still alive. (sem.
domains: 2.6 - Life, 5.9 - Live,
stay.)
be at fault, sin *usha'wanpalli (
*usha'wañi) vi. to be at fault,
to sin. Kua usha'wanek
a'lek'inpu'dek'amu
wilaweklusa'. I am to
blame for not having taught my
children (Shiwilu). Kua
usha'wanek luwantamu
asu' enmu'pinen
sadawa'nsu'. I sinned by
loving this man that has a wife.
be attracted to luyapalli (
luyalli) vt. to crave, to like, to
be attracted to. Samellala
wilalunlusa'ler
luyerkasu' akitanna'
ka'llina'. The young women
who like samellala fish cook it
in patarashca and eat it.
Iñetller luyalli Arakayu
sadin. Everyone felt attracted
to Arákayu's wife. Terek
mapa'tulek luyamu. I
have bought palometa fish
because I felt like eating it.
(sem. domains: 4.3.2 - Admire
someone.)
be bad *kankanwei'ñi vi. to be
bad (a person or an animal).
Asu' Wiñanchu
ñiñi'wanen yakitektulli,
kankanwei'ñi. Fernando's
dog wants to bite every one, it
is bad. (sem. domains: 3.1.1 -
Personality.)