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manso— tame
morrona— card, unravel, teasel
mashua— mashua (type of tuber plant)
yo— I
costillas— rib
carretilla— wheelbarrow
guerfano— orphan
tres— three
tela— fabric, cloth
unana— persist
tosena— cough
yaora— now what?, what do we do now?
Cubano (nacionalidad)— Cuban
pidina— ask
oregano— oregano
diferente— different
mikllana— carry in an apron, carry in skirt, carry in arms
vigilana— watch, protect
estadio— stadium, arena
-rucu— depreciative/ pejorative ; gloss: PEJ.m
sabila— aloe vera
verano— summer
comida— food
hablana— speak
bajana— lower, come down from
directivo— management (m)
ropa— clothes
picaflor— hummingbird
lobo— wolf (m)
mamitica— poor thing! mommy!
centro— centro - a specific type of skirt, similar to an anaco worn by many Quichua women in the Andes
seco— dry
debajo— under, underneath, below
ganas— quickly
cotsecha— harvest
Miche— Miche, Mercedes
juapucta— son of a bitch
sabina— know
general— general
abena— oats
podrina— rot
fideo— noodles, pasta
Maldonado— Maldonado
tabajana— work, labor
sabado— Saturday
vichay singa— face up (e.g. laying on one's back)
ponedor— user
guia (parte planta)— runner, rhizome, plantlet
silbana— whistle
antiguo— ancient (m), old (m)
hijo— son
gritana— yell, scream
sucio— dirty (m)
flojo— loose (ref. clothing)
araña— spider
conjunto— group
higados— liver
marco— Marco
combenina (combeniente)— interest (be in one's)
playa— beach
ele— geesh!
aisi— like that, there you go!
deley— of course, by all means, absolutely
grabacion— recording
oseno— or if not
molestana— bother, annoy
ingles— English
medidor— meter, gauge
esfuerso— effort
Manuela— Manuela
pulga— flea
orilla— edge, riverbank
oces— sickle
paloma— pigeon, bird, dove
esposa— wife
planta (sembrangapa)— plant
agricultor— farmer
hueso— bone
taxo— banana passionfruit
segundo— second (m)
tascana— chew, crunch, munch
ganador— winner
portero— guard, janitor, caretaker
millqui— sugar, sweetener, panela, honey
quetso— cheese (queso fresco)
profesor— teacher (m)
cuchara— spoon
arriba— up, above, upward
bien— really, quite, very
un— a/an (m), one (m)
Lucia— Lucia
bocabajo— face down, upside down
primo— cousin (m)
empedrado— cobblestone
rapidito— fast (very), soon (very), quickly (very)
peliscana— pinch
aire— air
poso— well (e.g. water)
-ima— et cetra ('among other things') ; gloss: ETC
miedo— scared
uvillas— golden berry
abono— manure, fertilizer
gemela— twins
numero— number
correa (pantalonpa)— belt
pasa— raison
tiahuarmi— woman
suavita— soft (very) (f)
jugo— juice
gatiana— crawl
Rinconada— Rinconada
retoño— plant sprout, bud, seedling
camioneta— pick-up truck
acostumbrana— accustom
llorona— cry baby, cryer
quejana— complain
lana— wool
comision— commission
Ecuador— Ecuador
jambi— cure
dividina— divide, share, split
cama— bed
mala— bad (f), poorly (f)
cosinera— cook (f)
dibujo— drawing, picture
floracion— flowering, blooming
madera— wood
rejo— herd of cows/ cattle
pay— well, so, then
antes— before
humiana— smoke, billow
arrarray— ouch!, it's so hot!
volana— fly
gallina— hen
mejoramiento— improvement
cobil— type of hat frequently used by Indigenous people
invitana— invite
longa— youngster (f), teenager (f), young person (f), child (f)
armadillo— armadillo
ruda— ruta (plant), rue (plant)
tenena— have
desigual— uneven, unequal
jariyana— fatten up, ready to sell
acienda— ranch, farm
orrtiga— nettle (stinging)
enterrana— bury (e.g. funeral)
Llovany— Giovanni
bordado— embroidered, stitched
picana (mordina)— bite, sting, pinch, peck, poke
peor— worst
caspa— dandruff
relampagona— lightning
sordo— deaf
bañana— shower, bathe
chorriana— drip, leak, gush
llacta— town, city
salchichas— hotdog, sausage
cendero— path, trail
gordo— fat (m), plump (m), large (m)
sirvina— work, good (be), value (be of/ have)
salvo— saved
de parte a partellata— completely, at all (neg.), from one to another
ventecuatro— twenty-four
aguela— grand-mother, grandma
balina— matter, cost, important (be), good (be)
Rainosa— Reynosa
suertudo— fortunate (m), lucky (m)
viudo— widower
meniana— stir
Targelia— Thargelia
acelga— chard (Swiss)
contento— happy (m)
mamita— Oh geesh! Oh my god!
reumatismo— rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis
color— color
quincedias— fifteen days, two weeks
combeniente— convenient
Isabel— Isabelle, Isabel
españa— Spain
tisana— brush, tease (e.g. wool)
noventa— ninety
horcana— hang, strangle
vullayashca— noise
quipi— bulk, large volume of something
inportana— matter, important (be)
Calapaqui— Calapaqui
cemento— cement
embarrana— dirty, stain
empeñana— go into debt, pawn
huecu— hole, hollow, cavity, empty, cave
denoche— night (at), early morning (in the)
diay— from there, hence, therefore, so, that's why, because of that
ajo— garlic
difunta— deceased, decedent
prestamo— loan
-pi— locative (in/ at) ; gloss: LOC
justo— just, suddenly, unexpectedly, right at/on
crusana— cross
aunque— even though, although, even if
llavina— lock

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