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dibe— debt
rio— river
pingana— to be embarrassed
falta— lack
San— Saint
faquina— break, shred
ganana— win, arrive
menos— less
deberes— homework
shamanismo— shamanism
Polito— Polito
tucuna— have to, need to, must
trasero— butt, bottom
sol— sun
toro— bull
debil— weak, sensitive
rayona— lightning
pilis— lice
conpañera— partner (f), companion (f), colleague (f), peer (f)
aliven— juvenile fish
-mi— validator (first hand information) ; gloss: VAL
diosito— God (diminutive)
descascarana— peel, shell, husk
contratana— hire, contract
mermelada— jam
samay— air
decreto— act, decree
enfermo— sick person (m)
zara— corn, maize
recuerdo— memory, souvenir
chiguacu— blackbird
babas— slime, drool, saliva, sap
voste— you (formal, sing.)
acarriana— load
batia— long wooden bowl
arshta— a lot, many, much
bautizana— baptize
cansado— tired
escupina— spit
yanuna— cook
aqui— here
senbriyo— seeding
vira— lard, fat
Guayco Pongo— Guayco Pongo
pico (pajaropa)— beak
trecer— third
huañuna— die, get sick, fall ill
alto— tall, large, high
descuidada— uncared, neglected, neglectful, not careful
derrumbana— tear down, bring down, knock down, collapse, fall down
sur— south
pasiashca— walk, stroll, trip
remolino— whirlpool
tarea— chore, task, homework, errand
acompañante— attendant, guest
-ta— non-polar questions (wh-questions) ; gloss: Q.wh
Cotopaxi— Cotopaxi
quebrada— ravine, gorge, canyon
billi— tadpole
molina— grind
lentes— glasses, sunglasses
vaciana— empty, drain
ante ayer— the day before yesterday
sentabo— cent
puerta— door
Lola— Lola
aicha— meat
primero— first, firstly
mayo— May
dedia— during the day, in the morning
mejorana— improve, better
contactana— contact
gashtana— cost, waste, spend
alafila— in line (e.g. plant seeds one after another)
minga— volunteer community workforce
monton— pile
tia— aunt, Mrs., Ms., ma'am, woman
cafe— coffee
choza— hut, shack
amarillana— make yellow, turn yellow
cuñada— sister-in-law
aumentana— increase, rise (be on the), growing (e.g. crime)
bamos— let's go!
jalana— pull
quijon— Quijon poncho
tonta— dumb (f), stupid (f), useless (f), mute (f)
niondelado— nowhere
uso— use
region— region
trabajo— labor-intensive, difficult
clase— class
chilpina— cut
sopa— soup
borrego— sheep, lamb, llama
mandarina— mandarin
masha— son-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew
agradesina— thank
diuna— suddenly, quickly
banco— bank
tsambo— fig-leaf gourd
rechazana— reject
Lechon (apellido)— Lechon
sapo (persona)— scammer, fraudster, cheat, snitch
muy— very
aliso— alder, black alder
olina— smell
fallana— fail
mas o menos— more or less, about
bolseco— pocket
pasado— day after (e.g. tomorrow)
Valle de Chota— Chota valley
fritada— fried pork dish
sachafiti— mountainous region (small), forest (small)
mala suerte— bad luck
acasu— as if
carita— mask
lista— ready (f)
llanu— flat, plot of land
planeta— planet
encuno— pus
interesado— interested, opportunistic
raiz— root
carretera— road, highway
degana— pointless, in vain, for no apparent reason, for nothing, it was a waste of time, fall on deaf ears
trabajac— worker, farmer
pipa (fumangapa)— pipe
caranbola— marbles
segurana— secure
tiesto— clay pot, clay platform for cooking
-cuna— pluralizer (-s) ; gloss: PL
nuestra— we (f), us (f), our (f)
senescyt— SENESCYT (Secretariat of Higher Education Science Technology and Innovation)
domingo— Sunday
frutilla— strawberry
letrero— sign (e.g. for advertising)
poca— little (f)
zunfo— zunfo
puro (trago)— alcohol (hard)
masa— dough
plantana— plant
abeja— bee
labana— wash
corrtana— cut
Carmen— Carmen, Charlene
deunaves— a lot, all, well, really, once
mercado— market
diccionario— dictionary
loteriya— lottery
llobina— rain
asana— roast, grill
escribina— write, spell
parina— give birth (animals)
creina— believe
millones— millions
chaqui— foot
pepino— sweet cucumber (solanum muricatum)
menudu— tripe
compromiso— commitment, meeting, reunion, event
amigueriashca— friendly, sociable, make friends easily
solicitana— request, apply, ask for
culpana— accuse, blame
registro— register
naranja— orange (fruit)
inteligente— intelligent
Homero— Homero, Homer
equibocana— make a mistake
aunquesea— even if it is/were, although it is/was
Alberto— Alberto, Albert
abril— April
-pacha— superlative (-est/ grand-) ; gloss: SUPER
cocabi— potluck (similar to but for a community gathering)
toalla— towel
viuda— widow
shuhua— thief, robber
dolarsito— dollar (diminutive)
pacana— hide
avansana— have enough (e.g., money), move, afford
toretes— bull (young/small)
pico (cabangapa)— pick (for digging)
abrina— open
lugar— place, spot, stand (for selling items)
promotora— promoter
Simion— Simeon
total— total
listo— ready (m)
secana— dry
Tayta Imbabura— Mt. Imbabura
recreo— recess
paseo— walk, stroll, trip
cuytsa— youngster (f), teenager (f), young person (f)
ajuntado— next to each other
chocllo— corn
tratarina— treat
sorrdo— deaf
desbio— misuse, diversion, redirection
sostenena— support, help out
alegre— happy, content
tradicion— tradition
resembrana— replant
Etelvina— Etelvina

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