Shiwilu Dictionary

55 chi'lek-kanka
*chek'apalli
a'ta' chai! ¿Ma'nen
ka'achidek tanma'? Well,
fish (with a hook)! What do you
think we are going to eat? cf:
chi. 2) expression of
admiration used by men.
¡Enpu'ni a'llupi
menminpen ten! How
large is your garden!
*chek'apalli (cheklli) vi. to be
straight. Lalansha'wek
nalak tenpuetchek
cheksu' susulli. I am going
to tie my orange tree to a stick
so that it grows straight. Asu'
kalli cheklli. This street is
very straight. Palli'nalaki
dunkerllek cheksha'su'.
For "caebro" (poles that go on
top of the highest point of the
roof to which you tie ropes to)
one looks for the most straight
(sticks).
cheklli *chek'apalli
chekluna, cheklunan n. type of
monkey, huapo monkey.
Chekluna i'na tudakla
uwenta'su'. The huapo
monkey is smaller than the
spidermonkey. (Pithecia spp.)
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.1.1 -
Primate, 1.6.1.1 - Mammal.)
chi prt. expression of sorrow used
by men. Kua we'inutulek
chi, wilawek chimia'su'
malek. I am very sad
because my son died. cf: chai
1) ; cf: ten 1) .
chi'chi' n. type of bird, "chi'chi'"
bird. Chi'chi' chichakla
nalatanpak sileklli
chi'chi'-tera' llinllinen.
From the excrement of the
"chi'chi'" bird, on a branch (of
another plant) grows the plant
named "chi'chi'tera'."
chi'chi'-tera' n. parasite called
plant of the "chi'chi'" bird, that
grows on other plants and
serves as food to the bird.
Chi'chi'tera' u'chimu
dapek'a'su'kin,
duktukler
dekchinkata'asu'kinta'.
The "chi'chi'tera'" parasite is
good for those that are
fractured and those that are
operated upon. Chi'chi'
tera'ler llimu' panki'lli.
The plant of the "chi'chi'" bird
killed the lemon tree by
hugging it. (sem. domains:
1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae.)
chi'lek n. armadillo. Chi'lek
enmun kuwer ka'lli. The
armadillo, digging with its
snout, eats worms. cf: ipek.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.1.6 -
Anteater, aardvark, 1.6.1.1 -
Mammal.)
chi'lek-kanka n. type of large
wasp with a blue-black body,
"armadillo" wasp.
Chi'lekkanka itullina'
mipeknen ña'su' malek
chi'lekpu'su'. They call it
the "armadillo" wasp because
its nest looks like an armadillo.