Shiwilu Dictionary

91 den'apili'ñi denshipa'
Yalli'wawek yumutu'nen
denlli. My younger brother's
ax is sharp. ant:
den'apili'ñi; cf:
*su'dentapalli. (sem.
domains: 8.3.2.3 - Sharp.)
den'apili'ñi vi. to be blunt, not
sharp. Shiwetchekwek
den'i'ñi. My knife is blunt
(not sharp). ant:
*den'apalli.
denkenmu'wa' pro-form. which
of us (inclusive).
“¿Denkenmu'wa'
ekdulunterwa' ten?”
tullima ala'sa' shaya'.
"Which of us will be left a
widow?" said a woman with
sorrow.
denlli *den'apalli
denmaker' vt. hit him/her!
¡Sudanpen lupersu'
uknunta'pachi,
denmaker'! Nanipa'
luwantulli. If your husband
comes back drunk again, hit
him! That must be what he
wants. (sem. domains: 9.4.3.1
- Imperative .)
*denmalli *denmapalli
*denmapalli (*denmalli) vt. 1)
to overcome sb. in a fight (a
man). Alliku Pululer
denmalli. Pablo hit
Alejandro (he dominated him
in the fight). 2) for a woman to
hit a man. Kuan Pideru
Kusipaler denmalli
lupersik. Josefa hit Juan
Pedro because he got drunk.
(sem. domains: 7.7 - Physical
impact.)
denñi n. otter, species smaller
than the "kalalan" otter.
Erpinek ñapalli denñi. In
the Aipena river there are
otters. cf: kalala, kalalan.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.1 -
Mammal.)
denpa n. type of herb, grass with
sharp teeth. Denpa
nakusu' nadalli
menminwekkek. The
cortadera grass grew a lot in
my field. (Cortaderia selloana)
(sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass,
herb, vine.)
denpi'nta' indfpro. someone,
somebody. Wirkiña
denpi'nta' llikun, nanek
tuyupalli. When Virginia
goes to visit someone, there
she criticizes others. cf: den
ipa'. (sem. domains: 9.2.3.2 -
Indefinite pronouns.)
denshipa'1 adj. sharp.
Aweraman latek enpu'ni
denshipa'. The teeth of the
"chambira" fish are very sharp.
(sem. domains: 8.3.2.3 -
Sharp, 8.3.2.3.1 - Pointed.)
denshipa'2 interrog. who might it
be? ¿Denshipa' akipi
akui'tullun
pidekwekkek? Who might
that very nice person be that
put a patarashca in my house?