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liviano— light
sobrina— niece
bela— candle
garganta— throat
albrejas— peas
todoeldia— all day
alcansachina— make something last (e.g. food)
abil— skillful, able
fresco— fresh
miel— honey
traena— go get, bring
quedana— stay, remain, spend (time)
alistana— to get ready
hombros— shoulders
paramo— Andean tundra ecosystem
barriga— stomach
sarta— firecracker, fireworks
necesario— necessary
quimirina— move closer to, stick to, lean against, bend over
comensana— start, begin
caca— poo, feces
abitacion— room (e.g. bedroom)
vevina— live
experiencia— experience
Nati— Nati
calentura— fever
amamiya— thanks, appreciation, gratitude
gripe— flu, influenza
Angla— Angla
contenta— happy (f)
entrana— enter, go in
paynana— comb
acomo— how much (does it cost)?
menta— mint
unido— united, close (e.g., relationship), connected
paño muchijo— cloth hat
papaya— papaya
teta— breast
buevo— egg
brillana— shine
masqui— even, even though, although, if
Gonzales— Gonzalez Suarez
libre— free
juertisimo— strong (very)
maitoshca— wrapped up
Pichincha— Pichincha
visnieto— great-grandson
prendedor— brooch
picado— buzzed
llama— sheep, lamb, llama
desperdicio— waste
colera— angry
obillu— ball of thread/ wool
traemoshca— brought from
cadauno— each one
pajaro— bird
firmana— sign
mano— hand
costumbrena— adjust to something
capas— able
cueriana— whip, punish
quinto— fifth
velorio— funeral
colmana— fill in, lay down soil
parrlana— speak
sombrero de palo— straw hat
obediente— obedient, respectful
gratis— free
muyuna— go for a stroll, dance in a circle
plitishto— gossiper
papaso— dad, father
dieta— diet
yana— think
veterinario— veterinary, veterinarian, vet
viernes— Friday
esposible— it's possible
julio— July
golpiana— hit, strike
esas— those, these
Yacu Rrumi— Yacu Rrumi
particular— separated, private
mensual— monthly payment
aguelita— grandma, granny
shuti— name
pishcu— bird
juego— play
tatara— great (e.g. great-great-father)
viejo— old man, elder (m), old (m)
quigutapash— whatever, any, whichever, anything
temporada— season, nowadays
engañana— trick, scam, cheat
alcambio— in exchange, in return
multipli— multiple, various
madrastra— stepmother
averr— let's see, okay
peña (quebrada)— cliff, ravine
parede— wall
caminana— walk
escuchana— listen, hear
universidad— university
porsiacasu— just in case
febrero— February
demañana— in the early morning
colegio— high school
Rosa— Rosa
motrana— show
chivo— goat
trasti— dishes, pots and pans
Romero— Romero
manchana— scare, frighten
huaquingulla— few, a little bit, not much
fumay— smoke, smoking
aria— area, space
hualca— bracelet, necklace
finalmente— finally
rico (platapa)— rich (m)
aguacate— avocado
chiquito— small (very)
Indulana— Indulana
morina— die, get sick, fall ill
nique— nothing
graniso— hail
temprano— early, early morning, dawn
pasachihuay— excuse me, may I come in?
gran— great, excellent
cresena— grow
mesclachina— mix, make a mixture, vary
tresquilana— shear (e.g. wool)
corretiana— run around
jarro— mug, cup
pujana— anger, turn red
-chu— negation (no) ; gloss: NEG
contacto— contact
libra— pound
fondo— container (e.g. bowl, pot)
cuidado— careful
resentina— suffer, anger, resent, bitter (be)
cachu— horn
ayayay— ouch!
casamiento— wedding, marriage
enseñachina— teach, instruct
soltera— single (f)
platano— plantain
cepillo— brush (hair, tooth)
trillana— thresh
fecha— date (calendar)
lidiana— deal with, put up with
jabon— soap
oscuro— dark
culebra— snake
huahua— baby, child
prueba— test
logruna— make thick stew
penco— agave (sentry plant)
combersana— talk, chat
golpi— everyone
Riobamba— Riobamba
sentina— feel
cargador— loader
radio— radio
majada— manure, fertilizer
edificio— building
nombrana— name
efermana— get sick, become sick
nora— not yet
Luz Maria— Luz Maria
limpiesa— cleaning
nuestro— we, us, our
pagui— thank you
mandado— ordered around
preguntana— ask
cau— crunching sound
planchana— iron
polbo— dust, powder
panadero— baker, bread maker
rebajana— reduce
morado (golpe)— bruise
cepillana— brush
algun— some
sufrina— suffer
vivo (malo)— scammer (m), fraudster (m), cheat (m), trickster (m), dishonest (f)
quen— who?
mata— bush, shrub
herida— wound, injury, sore
pondo— large clay pot
cerrana— close
grasia— pity, shame
ademas— moreover
Topo— Topo
-naya— desiderative (feel like) ; DES
uchila— small, little
abansana— advance to
vuelta— instead, again, once again
investigacion— investigation
-ta— direct object ; gloss: OBJ/ ACC
sapan— hackberries (similar to but no exact translation)
sancudo— mosquito
agricola— agriculture
Atuntaqui— Atuntaqui
cuarto (casapi)— room

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