Shiwilu Dictionary

yuyu'wa 788
to flood (the river).
Wisunantusik
chitekpilu'
chi'yekapallina'
dudinpu' tanak ña'su'.
When the "restinga" (area of
jungle) floods all of the types of
jungle animals seek refuge.
Asu' silanan Yurimawa'
wisunantapi'ñi. On this
side of Yurimaguas the river
does not flood. val.:
*wisunanpalli. (sem.
domains: 1.3.2.6 - Tide.)
inundate, flood the river
invite a drink
invite each other *inpeklupalli (
*inpeklulli) vi. to call each
other, invite each other. Er'wa
uklulu' iyunna'
inpeklullina'. In the
afternoon, when they go to
drink manioc beer, they call
and invite each other. (sem.
domains: 4 - Social behavior.)
invite to drink *a'utapalli (
*a'utulli) vt. to invite to drink.
A'utapalli uklupidek
kupidek uklutan. She is
offering chicha punta (to
people) because she made a
lot of it. val.: *a'upalli.
Iquitos Ikitu' nprop. Iquitos,
capital of Loreto. Wilaku
ñamu Ikitu'
luwetchulek. When I was a
child, I visited Iquitos.
irapai leaf
irapai palm panpek n. type of
small palm tree, irapai.
Panpekmek makunchek,
lanten'ek, pidekwek
nu'tek. I will bring "irapai"
leaves (from the jungle) to
make the "crisneja" and build
my house. cf: panpektek.
(sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
iron, steel, metal wa'na n. iron,
steel, metal. Wa'nakla
nu'tullina' nanwiyu'. The
plane is made of metal. (sem.
domains: 1.2.2.3 - Metal.)
is -a2 cop. suffix that attaches to
the copula verb nuka'- and
indicates third person singular
subject. Arakayu samersa'
pektawa'su' nuka'a.
Arakayu only raised fish.
Sudawek i’na a’lektutek
nuka’a. My husband is a
teacher.
Isabel Isawila nprop. Isabel,
woman's proper name.
Isawila samer chiñi.
Isabel smoked fish.
ishanga, nettle
ishing expedition pu'yek
(Shiwilu pur-dek) n. fish hunt,
fishing expedition. Awawek
pu'yek tupitapilalli.
Kuanta'
kasetchek'echek. My mom
is following the fishing
(expedition). I am also going to
get ahead of the group. clf:
dek2. (sem. domains: 6.4.5 -
Fishing.)
isullila insect shinlli'la n. isullila,
type of poisonous flying insect
similar to a wasp. Asu'