Shiwilu Dictionary

935 yuyu'wa
5.4.2 - Cosmetics.)
sancapilla plant dulerwekpi (
duler'ukpi) n. "sancapilla"
plant, plant whose flower is
very fragrant.
Amishawekku' napi'
dulerwekpidanku
sekkatu'n
kalanteknenkek pu'tulli.
Long time ago, my late
grandmother, folding over her
skirt, wrapped the "sancapilla"
flower (in it). (sem. domains:
1.5 - Plant.)
sand dellu'tek n. sand.
Dellu'tekeklan
wa'danlusa' pidek
nuterkek. With sand the
white/western people build
their homes. cf: dellu'teklu'.
(sem. domains: 1.2.2.1 - Soil,
dirt.)
sand, shore
Santa María leaf chimipinamek
n. Santa María leaf.
Chimipinameklek
waka'a'kasu' lulennek
a'pasuntak. With the Santa
María leaf one cures swelling
by sticking it (to the affected
part). clf: mek1. (sem.
domains: 2.5.7 - Treat
disease.)
Santiago Sanchaku nprop.
Santiago, man's proper name.
Sanchaku indei'tulli
sawellilateklek. Santiago
cut himself with the blade of
the machete.
sap of the cow tree ekka'dek n.
sap of the cow tree, sticky
white latex extracted from the
cow tree. It is used to seal
ceramic and to fix canoes. It
also has medicinal uses.
Ekka'dek i'na
pektanchiterki u'chimu.
The sap of the cow tree is
good for ceramics (to seal the
pores). clf: dek2. (Couma
macrocarpa)
sapo cunchi fish lasiker n. type
of fish, "sapo cunchi" fish.
¡Nana lasiker wika'pi
senmalu'ter'! Cook that
salty "sapo cunchi" in porridge!
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
sapo.cunchi.fish
sapote tree
Saturday sawadu' (Spn. sábado)
n. Saturday. Ipa'la wirñis,
eklli sawadu'. Today is
Friday, tomorrow is Saturday.
save *siwer'apalli ( *siwer'lli) vi.
to help sb., to save sb.
Denler siwer'i'ñi asu'
Atilio, ser'kulek
idenmapasik. Nobody
saved/helped Atilio when he
fought with the anteater.
save him! teknanpiker' vt. save
him/her! Nana wila
chimidektuwiñi.
¡Teknanpiker',
uwa'nerchekker'! That
child almost drowned. Save
him, suck from his nose! (sem.
domains: 9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)