Shiwilu Dictionary

*damelladapalli 76
no life. 2) fabric or woven piece
with small stitches (basket,
woven cloth). ¡Damellada
nu'ter! Make small stitches
to your cloth!
*damelladalli *damelladapalli
*damelladapalli
(*damelladalli) 1) vi. to
have small seed. Asu'
u'dapi'na damelladalli.
Chiserwanan nuka'a.
This sprout of the bactris
gasipaes palm has small
seeds. The seed has no life. 2)
n. to be of a tightly woven
material, to have small stitches
the basket or woven cloth.
¡Damellada'su'
kencher'! Bring the cloth or
basket that has small stitches
(tightly woven material). (sem.
domains: 6.1.6 - Made by
hand.)
damellawan-itekla n. finger.
Damellawan-iteklawek
dateklli, nakusu'
pilu'ta'seku. My fingers are
calloused because I cultivate a
lot. cf: damellawanlantek;
syn: damellaitekla.
(sem. domains: 2.1.3.3
- Finger, toe.)
damellawan-lantek n. toe.
Kusher ellalantektullun,
damellawanlantekwekkek.
The pig
stepped on my foot, on my
toes. cf: damellawanitekla.
(sem. domains: 2.1.3.3
- Finger, toe.)
*damelli *damerapilalli
damellu'shasu' nom. that which
is very fine, ground. Asu'
chiter' peksankasu'
damellu'shasu' nuka'a.
The corn that I have ground is
very fine.
*damer adj. small.
damer'chanpa'
(dametchanpa';
dame'chanpa') n. thin
branch, smallest branches of
the trees. Asu' sala' ñitulli
damerchanpa'lanek. This
guava tree bore fruit from its
smallest branches.
damer'ita n. type of turtle,
yellow-spotted river turtle.
Su'tundekkek ñapalli
damer'ita nu'sik
sinkantek, samer
nadalli. In the lake there are
"taricaya" turtles, colorful birds,
and the fish multiply.
Yulu'dankuwansik
damer'ita susukadu'lli.
When the "spring tree" flowers,
the "taricaya" turtle's eggs are
already big. (Podocnemis
unifilis) (sem. domains:
1.6.1.3.3 - Turtle.)
damer'ita-kadu' n. "taricaya"
turtle egg. Ischiwan
insekdipelli dellu'tekkek
yapa'an damer'itakadu'
yusun. Esteban got ready to
go to the riverbank to get
"taricaya" turtle eggs.
Damer'itakadu'
a'lawinekwa' ka'akwa'.