Shiwilu Dictionary

yuyu'wa 672
down, low dawík adv. down, low.
Asu' erwi dawík ñitulli.
This guava tree bore fruit very
low. ¡Kutenker', dawík
luser'ker'! Look up and then
look below! cf: dawishek.
down. wilenkek 1 adv. down.
dragonfly kanshu n. dragonfly.
Miñiku kanshupu'lli,
ñañashasa' nanpipalli.
Meneleo is like the dragonfly,
he lives alone. Kanshu
lli'kellunwek. Den ipa'
da'tetchunkudek. The
dragonfly came to see us.
Someone is going to visit us.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
dream *wa'latapalli (
*wa'latulli) vi. to dream.
Dasu'la yunsanma'
lunku' ma'pu'sui'pa'
wa'latulama'. In the
morning come out (of your
mosquito nets) and tell of what
you might have dreamed. val.:
*wa'lapalli. (sem. domains:
5.7.2 - Dream.)
dream of him! wa'laker vt.
dream of him/her! ¡Wa'laker
sudanpen
wenchetchinpa'! Dream of
your husband to see if he is
coming back! (sem. domains:
9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
dream of sth. or sb. *wa'lapalli (
*wa'lalli) vt. to dream of sth.
or sb. Dekpilli wa'lallen.
Last night I dreamed of you.
val.: *wa'latapalli. (sem.
domains: 5.7.2 - Dream.)
dream! wa'later' vi. dream!
¡Pa'ker' wichi'nta'n,
wa'later'! Go to sleep and
dream! (sem. domains: 9.4.3.1
- Imperative .)
dreamer wa'latu ( wa'latutek) n.
dreamer. Napi'
wa'latulusa' tullina'ina
asu' kekki da'asu'lupa'
ala'sa' ñinanlu' ñapalli.
Nerpi'la la'la' lunpallina'
nawa'. Long ago the
dreamers used to say that
there, where the sun sets, is a
village. They speak a different
language. ; wa'latutek (
wa'latu) n. dreamer.
dress kutun 2 (Spn. cotón) n.
dress. Nana wilalun
kutunen nakusu'
tunka'sha. That girl's dress
is too short. (sem. domains:
5.3.2 - Women's clothing.)
dress oneself *i'shiwanpalli (
*i'shiwañi) vi. to dress
oneself, to put on clothes.
Ipullita i'shiwañi
chipetchekñik. Hipólita got
dressed in her mosquito net.
(sem. domains: 5.3.7 - Wear
clothing.)
drill *patala'palli ( *patala'lli) vi.
to drill (wood). Sudawek
patala'lli chintenna
yanu'tan. My husband
drilled (wood) to make a
ladder. ; *pekwala'tapalli (
*pekwala'tulli) vt. to drill,
perforate. Asu' dalusupi'na