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finado— deceased (person)
pintor— painter
subina— climb, go up, hike up
-chu— polar questions (yes/no) ; gloss: Q.yn
griton— yeller, screamer, loud-mouth (m)
ensalada— salad
ananay— How nice!, how pretty!, how good-looking!
miserable— miserable, mean, mean-spirited, horrible
tucushca— wannabe, pretend to be, proud
torsina— twist (wool/foot)
Incana— Incana
molestoso— annoying
relampago— lightning
rodillana— kneel
llebana— bring, carry
sacha— mountain region, forest
quebrana— break
trensana— braid, weave
Manuel— Manuel
carpeta— folder, dossier
sorda— deaf
cuyi— guinea pig
cercana— build a fence
tienda— store, convenience store
Verna— Verna
Incarna— Encarna
despues— after
meana— pee, urinate
original— original
enpleado— employee
fruta— fruit
atado— panela
museo— museum
anillo— ring, wedding ring
celular— cell phone, cellular, mobile phone
enferma (gentipa)— sick person (f)
ladrillo— brick
catsona (atento)— pay attention to, appreciate
Supermaxi— Supermaxi
rompina— break
Machachi— Machachi
rial— real (cent)
osiotsa— lazy (f)
masde— more than
remedio— cure, remedy
alrebes— upside down, inside out
o— or
cartera— purse
flauta— flute
luna— moon, month
bastantisimo— ton (a), so many, so much
vestimenta— clothing (traditional)
joya— jewelry
luz— light
retirana— leave, withdraw
extranjero— foreign (m)
amiguera— friendly, sociable, make friends easily (f)
rucuyana— age, get old
portillo— door (small)
medicinal— medicinal
yano— not anymore, anymore, no longer
aprobana— succeed, pass (e.g. an exam)
nobio— boyfriend, fiancé, groom
huebo claro— egg white
enpesana— start, begin
granoso— bumpy texture
techo— roof
temblana— shake, tremble, shiver
llena— full
oras— time, hour
llaqui— sad, pitiful, shameful, in misery
Ibarra— Ibarra
capado— castrated
enquitana— nag, worry
deganita— pointless, in vain, for no apparent reason, for nothing, it was a waste of time, fall on deaf ears
pagado— paid
prensada— center-pressed
Elifonsio— Elifonsio
raspana— scratch, grate, scrape
malechu— witchcraft
manzanilla— camomile
inflana— inflate
misa— mass
dueñana— take ownership of
alambrado— fence (made of wire)
crudo— raw
tierra— earth, ground, dirt
quincha— corral, pen
trabajana— work
cernina— strain, sift, sieve
ancho— wide
lechuga— lettuce
acorrdana— remember, recall
figura— figure
desde— from, since
chumana— get drunk
sucre— sucre
suedra— mother-in-law
hermano— brother
jora— type of malted corn
avena— oats
Miguel— Miguel
vivo (vivic)— alive
Valentin— Valentin
dosientos— two hundred
comunicana— communicate
escogina— choose, pick
bendision— blessing
pidishca— order
miedosa— scary (f)
nose— I don't know
Lucas— Lucas
Semana Santa— Easter week
despertana— wake up
pierrna— leg
bulto— bundle, bag, load
poquita— little bit (f), small quantity of (f)
colcha— bedspread, quilt, comforter, duvet
lamayoria— the majority
escondina— hide
carro— bus, car
cual— which?
atras— behind
trabana— become jammed
tocte— Andean walnut
socio— associate (m), member (m), partner (m)
rempujana— push
Steeven— Steven, Estiven
Incarnacion— Encarnacion
ñutojo— brain
sacana— take out, remove
ayau— ouch!
quindi— hummingbird
chulpi— corn (chulpe)
repasana— review, study
caracol— snail
tirana— throw
planada— flatland, plain
marcana— carry, pick up
mañana— tomorrow
luchana— fight, struggle
escuela— school
ambrienta— starving (m)
entrada— entry, entrance
uchina— small, little
fin— end
sobre— about
pagana— pay
consejo— advice
alsana— pick up, get up, stand up, increase
sucia— dirty (f)
secreto— secret
caic— clack!
obillana— wind up thread/ wool
pumamaqui— puma maqui, puma paw (plant)
-cama— terminative (until) ; gloss: TERM
horrno— oven
congeladora— freezer, fridge
jatso— type of beetle
nuebo— new
San Pedro— San Pedro
verdiana— turn green (as soon as something)
estudiado (pilas)— smart, intelligent, educated
parroquia— parish
Jorge— Jorge, George
ambriento— starving (f)
demorana— delay, take time
chiqui— bad luck
algunitos— few (a) (e.g. people, things)
inverrtina— invest
enfermana (enfermedadhuan)— get sick, become sick
peladito— well-peeled (e.g. corn)
caucho— plastic, rubber
alcantarilla— sewer
enfundashca— bagged, packed away, saved
juyaipa— pity, shame
bailador— dancer (m)
pelicula— movie
-c— agent (-er) ; gloss: AGT
anchurina— leave, go away
tingana— flick (with fingers), play (a game involving aiming, throwing, or firing at something)
pelana— peel, skin, pluck
tauca— lot (a), many, much
mediano— a gift consisting of various food items
cambiana— change
dificil— difficult, hard
capulis— black cherry, sweet cherry
-paya— depreciative/ pejorative ; gloss: PEJ.f
pizana— step, step on, smash
pestaña— eyelash
educada— polite (f), courteous (f)
Pijal— Pijal
ceniza— ash
triste— sad
acial— whip
Manabi— Manabí
preocupana— worry, worry about
iras— anger, annoying
tradusina— translate
sistema— system

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