Shiwilu Dictionary

yuyu'wa 790
Mula'si'la asu' kaikua
nerñinanlukla weklli. It is
a good thing that this
(younger) sister has come
from another town.
it's a good thing, thankfully
its chick, its child wawin n. its
chick, its child. Makuku i'na
a'llupi la'la'. Nu'an nana
wawin katen'an ekpa'lli.
The "macuco" bird has a big
mouth. That is why they carry
jabiru duwin-amun n. type of
bird, jabiru, large stork.
Wilawek i'na ilañi nana
duwin-amun Lawetchek
panpateklu'. My son shot a
jabiru on the grasslands near
the Laurayacu stream. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
jaguar amana' n. jaguar.
Iñerller tekwatulli
amana'. Everybody is scared
of the jaguar. (Panthera onca)
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.1 -
Mammal.)
jail, prison sipu' n. jail, prison.
Wa'anler sipu' aku'lli
tuaper'a'su' malek. The
chief had him placed in the
prison for speaking badly
(saying something wrong).
Nana luper'a'su'
a'perchulli lukatan.
¡Kala'ker' sipu'! This drunk
J j
their young in their mouth. cf:
wawa 1.
its leaf
its trunk nanen n. its trunk (of a
tree). Llinan nanen
a'llupi. The trunk of the
lupuna tree is thick. clf: nan.
(sem. domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of
a plant.)
ivory palm
ivory.palm
is annoying, talking loudly.
Enclose him in the jail cell!
Kenma dei'tula nana
enmu'pinen. ¡Ipa'la
inseklutenker' sipu'kek!
You killed that man. Now suffer
in jail! (sem. domains: 4.7.7.3 -
Imprison.)
Jaime Kaimi nprop. Jaime, male
proper name. Kalalu'
uranpalli iñer uklli,
nu'an Kaimi weipenñi.
Since he eats three times a
day, Jaime has become fat.
January Wala'apu'-duker n.
January.
Wala'apu'dukerkek
dudinpu' la'la'
yañinchita'su'
adencha'lli Shiwiluk. In
January the linguist returned to
Jeberos.