Shiwilu Dictionary

a- v. > v. instrumental prefix,
perform action with the foot but
not by kicking *aki'tapalli.
-a1 v. let's do something. Suffix
that added to the verb
indicates imperative mood, first
person singular inclusive (you
and I). ¡Wa'anla
a'waner'a chu'ken'ek!
Let's stake the siamba palm
tree into the ground to dance
the pandilla around it (you and
I)! ¡Yalli', enchu Penler
pu'chukun'a! Brother, let's
go fish in the Ninayacu River!
¡Wiwianá, da'iyer'
kualek, nanpia
kenmu'shasa'! Viviana, get
used to me, only the two of us
will live together! (sem.
domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes,
9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
-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.
a'- v. > v. to make or to have sb.
or sth. do sth. Prefix that
attaches to a verb to indicate
causation. Wa'anler
tatawek a'peklu'tullun.
The chief had me call my
father. Kishu ukta a'du'lli
A a
penkek. Jesús set the
cooking pot on the fire.
*a'adantapalli (*a'adantulli)
vd. to return sth. to sb. Kua
a'adantulek Kullan
sawillinen a'la'nku'su'. I
returned to Julián the machete
that I borrowed from him.
(sem. domains: 7.4.1 - Give,
hand to.)
a'adanter' vd. return it to
him/her! ¡A'adanter'
sawellinen Kullan! Return
the machete to Julián! (sem.
domains: 9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
*a'adantulli *a'adantapalli
*a'anu'tapalli, a'anutapalli
(*a'anu'tulli, a'anutulli)
vt. 1) to cut down, to fell, to
make something or somebody
fall. A'anu'tulli. He made it
fall. 2) to abort. Luyan
ka'inpu' a'anutulli
ku'aperwawa. Since she
did not eat what she was
craving, she aborted a female
fetus.
*a'anu'tulli, a'anutulli
*a'anu'tapalli, a'anutapalli
a'cha prt. emphatic question
particle. ¿Denken a'cha?
Well, who are you? ¿Ma'llin
a'cha kenmá? What is your
name? cf: a'ta'.
*a'chi'yek'apalli
(*a'chi'yeklli) vt. to liberate
sb. Pidir a'chi'yekllun