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tomana— drink
anis— anise
desmayana— pass out
pigana (golpiana)— hit, strike
atendena— cater, serve, attend to
curba— curve
Amelia— Amelia
silla— chair
afilana— sharpen
vacacion— vacation, holiday
Cecilia— Cecilia
chico— calf
David— David
vajada— slope, downhill
bailana— dance
algo— some, something
Abijo Pata— Abijo Pata, Abejo Pata
toma de tierra— take possession of land
sementera— crop field
yihua— mare (female horse)
quisas— maybe, perhaps
sequedad— drought
vos (bocamanta)— voice
grado— grade
mantrimonio— wedding, marriage
caballo— horse
fanesca— fanesca (type of soup)
delgadito— thin (very)
bodana— give wedding soup
falso— false, lie
patiana— kick
juiayana— love, fall in love
caparazon— shell
mejor— better, best
tomadora— drinker (f), drunk (f)
vendible— sellable
-yani
espuma— foam
bonita— pretty (f), beautiful (f)
siquiera— at least, about, roughly, approximately
hectarea— hectare
estilana— wring out
Laura— Laura
red— net
asendado— settler, colonizer, landowner
tinguina— put together sections of a clothing item
saisientos— six hundred
uno— a/an (m), one (m)
desanimana— loose interest, discourage
bestia— Geesh!, my God!
callejon— alley
Peguchi— Peguche
rason— right, rightly
perra— dog (f)
-pa— possessive (genitive)/ benefactive (-'s/for) ; gloss: POSS/ BEN
agachana— bend over, hunch over, duck
alpargates— sandals
Abatac— Abatac
paisaje— landscape, scenery
Efrain— Efrain, Ephraim
camitsa— blouse
Ermi— Erme
pulmon— lung
jahuana— rinse with water
convivina— live together
jondo— deep
madrugana— get up early
camion— truck
orqueta— branch (often U-shaped)
banda— band (musical)
vaquilla— cow (juvenile), heifer
tonona— do things slowly
nadana— swim
arete— earrings, ear tag
abentana— fan (fan a fire)
rezador (curar)— priest who conducts a funeral service
historia— story
montaña— mountain
ventesiete— twenty-seven
gallo— rooster
madrena— godmother
chucchina— collect grains
Santa— Saint (f)
-i— nominative ; gloss: NOM
estashoras— at that time
aretiachina— ear tag (e.g. an animal)
tos— cough
futbul— soccer
escritura— deed (land, house, will)
Quijuar— Quijuar
loma— hill
bagazo— corn husk
reclamana— claim, reclaim, take up with
agonias— agony, pain
condicion— condition
celana— make jealous
rosashca— pink
azulado— bluish
eleccion— election
error— mistake, error
excelente— excellent
banco de fomento— development bank
agosto— August
enquipipash— whichever, any
amigueriana— get together among friends
deportiva— sporting (f), sport (f)
catsa— house, home
Gonsalez Suarez— Gonzalez Suarez
dañana— break, damage, ruin, spoil
Cando— Cando
madeja— skein
cucu— boogie man
boca— mouth, word
Anita— Anita
volvimuna— return, come back
valorana— value, serve, worth (be)
directo— straight, direct
guardia— security guard
educashca— educated
taytico— dad, daddy, mister, Mr., sir
helados— ice-cream, popsicle
cormillo— fang
apuro— rush, hurry
doble— double
lunes— Monday
desperdisiana— waste
tanqui— tank
desleina— melt, dissolve
consulta— consultation
disfrazana— dress up, disguise
dinamita— dynamite
diente— tooth
quilo— kilogram (kg)
Caluqui (comunidad)— Caluqui
paila— large pan
siqui— bottom, ass, back
salto— jump, leap
perdida— lost (f)
evangelico— evangelical
manojo— bunch, handful, bundle, bouquet
pescana— fish
construccion— construction
baston— cane, walking cane, walking stick
rabia— rabies
riego— irrigation
pupo— belly button
extranjero— foreigner, abroad
pluma— feather
mujer— woman
cuesta— slope, hillside
Clara— Clara
Cañarejo— Cañarejo
jaryshina— good-for-nothing, poorly done
visnieta— great-granddaughter
catsarana— marry
fiado— credit purchase
espejo— mirror
combidana— gift, give, share
municipal— municipal police
montana— mount
Vicenti— Vicente, Vincent
botella— bottle
blanco pelo— gray hair
aprobechado— exploited, taken advantage of
parrte— part
pavo— turkey
tatay!— yuck!, disgusting!
pasiana— walk, stroll, take a small trip
grupo— group
regresana— return, come back
culqui— money
selva— jungle
tonteras— nonsense, ridiculousness
acordion— accordion
detsina— say, supposedly
bara— bar, stick
componishca— fixed, repair
cancion— song
sequia— ditch, irrigation canal
San Juan— San Juan, Inti Raymi, Sun festival
cabaña— cabin, cottage, hut, lodge
alguien— someone
alambri— wire (for a fence)
bisaguela— great-grandmother
soltana— let go, release, drop
Humberto— Humberto
alquilana— rent
tocuy— always, all, every, everything
oca— oca (New Zealand yam)
plaga— plague of flies, plague of worms
tarrtamudo— stutterer, stammerer
mais— corn, maize
seguramente— surely
ansestral— ancestral
Chabela— Chabela (similar to Izzy for Isabelle)
andana— walk, go, get around, be, go about
paciencia— patience
verguensa— embarrassment, shame
cotsnana— cook
produccion— product, production

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