Shiwilu Dictionary

845 yuyu'wa
tullima. La'i
nu'lekwei'pa', ku'leipa'.
They now call us "civilized
people." Maybe we are, maybe
we aren't. Napi' kaluñi'
chipitek enpu'ni
pa'tuwiñinpa'. Long ago,
the ocelot's fur was very
expensive. (sem. domains:
9.4.5 - Evidentials.)
Miguel Mikir nprop. Miguel.
Miker pidekmutu'nen
pawala'tulli. Miguel
crossed the pole across (the
highest part of the roof).
Miguel Angel Mikir Ankisha
nprop. Miguel Angel. Mikir
Ankishalek inluntullidek
ipa'la. We spoke with Miguel
Angel today.
mildly adawa'la'su' adv. mildly,
slightly. Sawa
deksulapu'su' ikeri'ñi,
adawa'la'su' ikelli. The
(bite of the) "isula sawa" ant
does not hurt like the (bite of
the) "isula" ant, it hurts only
mildly.
military suntadu 1 (Spn.
soldado) n. military. Wilawek
pa'lli suntaduk,
yaluwektaminmu'wa'.
My son has gone to the
military, to protect us.
millstone pita' 2 n. a type of
millstone used to grind grains,
seeds, and other types of food.
Jilma pita' u'nu'wan
pasañi. Jilma brought down
the millstone and crushed the
manioc. (sem. domains:
5.2.1.3 - Cooking utensil.)
mine kuaki, kuakin pro. mine.
Kalu'ta'masu' nakusu'
kaka'lli. Kuaki'na
u'chimu, ñi kakei'ñi
nakusu'. Your stew is very
salty. My stew, in contrast, is
very good, it is not too salty.
minga saka'tunan 2 n. minga
(collective work).
Suktashunka'kudek
pa'llidek saka'tunak.
Sixty people went to the minga
(collective work).
minga (collective work)
mirative
mirror lutuna, lutunan n. mirror.
Nadi'nek inlutu'lli
lutunanlek. The young man
is looking at himself in the
mirror. (sem. domains: 2.3.1.7
- Reflect, mirror.)
Misael Mishaku nom. Misael.
Yuyu'wawek Mishaku
chiminpu'a'su' ñilli,
lunpanansekkudek
asek. If my younger brother
Misael had not died, we would
be having a conversation now.
misbehave *pankanerapi'ñi 2 (
*pankaneri'ñi) vi. to
misbehave. Asu' wila
pankaneri'ñin
ninchitupidik. This child
misbehaves in school. syn:
*da'chik'apalli.
mischievous pankanerchinpu' (
pankanetchi'npu') nom.