Shiwilu Dictionary

*chuer'api'ñi 66
kencha'a'su'. Yesterday
Alejandrina fed her children
the deer meat that their father
had brought from the forest.
(sem. domains: 5.2.3.2.1 -
Meat.)
*chuer'api'ñi vi. to not fail, to not
miss. Allisekwek
chuer'api'ñi, iñer uklli
ma'pi'nta' anu'palli. My
trap does not fail, everyday
some small animal is falling
(into my trap).
Chuma nprop. Tomasa.
Chumaler nana kusher
tu'tenñi. Tomasa kicked the
pig.
-chuma' v. suffix that expresses
future, second person plural
*d'iser'chapalli
(*di'ser'chulli) vi. to burn.
Menmi di'setchapalli.
The chacra is burning.
-da -ada
da'- v. > v. instrumental prefix,
action performed by falling.
=da' post. inside, in. Malallina
mitullun takun
menmikda'. Magdalena
gathered sapote for me from
the chacra. Idu
dinkiyektulli
nunluse'da'. Eleuterio
D d
subject. (sem. domains:
9.4.1.1 - Tense.)
chunpi n. small snail found in the
"tahuampa" region (i.e. region
that floods regularly). Chunpi
u'chimu ilulennan
nu'wan kadu'la'su'kin.
The small snail found in the
"tahuampa" region is good to
cure the affected testicles
(sagging because of using a
lot of strength). (sem. domains:
2.5.7 - Treat disease, 1.6.1.9 -
Small animals.)
chunser' n. spix's guan, type of
bird. Chunser' u'chimu
ilanser ka'lek. The
pucacunga bird is a good bird
to eat. (Penelope jacquacu)
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
finished throwing the water out
of various canoes. Shiwiluk
la'pi ñi'ñi. Simirkekda'
mapa'kuñina'. In Jeberos
there are no rocks. They are
going to be brought from
Varadero. ¡Chinta'da'
kasellu' mapa'ter'! Buy
sugar in the store!
da'ancher' da'encher'
*da'apalli (*da'lli) vi. 1) to set
(the sun). Napi'
wa'latulusa' tullina' ima
asu' kekki da'asu'lupa'
ala'sa' ñinanlu' ñapalli.