DICTIONARY ENGLISH-ACHUAR CHICHAM
The language spoken by the Achuar indigenous group is called Achuar-chicham and it is classified inside the Jivaroan Language Family. There are other languages related to the Achuar-chicham that are classified inside the same Family, as the Shuar-chicham, Shiwiar-chicham, Aguaruna and Huambusa. The languages of this family are spoken mainly in the western forests of Peru and Ecuador.
Virtually every Achuar can also speak the Kichwa language, as it was introduced to the area by the Spanish as a vehicular language (lingua franca) during the conquest.
In this section you will find the translation of some of the most common words of the Achuar-chicham language.
NUMBERS
0: Tentee
1: Tikichi
2: Jimiar
3: Kampatam
4: Yachintiuk
5: Turus, uwej
6: Kich wej iruk
7: Jimia wej iruk
8: Kampatam wej iruk
9: Ipiak
10: Mai wej
20: Mai nawe
100: Kuup
1000: Petsaa |
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
January: Shuya nantu
February: Puach
March: Tanku
April: Macha
May: Purusham
June: Yumanch
July: Yumau
August: Wampuash
September: Paach
October: Yantana
November: Sampi
December: Pua charap |
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday: Pënkë kintia (a good things to get things started)
Tuesday: Entsa kintia (fishing day)
Wednesday: Jëa kintia (day for the house)
Thursday: Wayus kintia (guayusa day)
Friday: Jeamtai kintia (hunting day)
Saturday: Takat kintia (working day)
Sunday: Junt kintia (Arutam's sacred day) |
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I: Wi
You: Ame
He / She: Au
We: Íi
You: Atum
They: Au |
OTHER WORDS
A
Armadillo: Shushui
B
Basket: Chankuint
Bat: Jeencham, warasham
Behind: Ukunam
Big: Junt (for people), apu (for things)
Bird: Chinki
Boa: Pankí
Boy: Uchi
Brother: Yatsur, Yachii
C
Canoe: Kanu
Cascade: Tuna
Chicha: Nijamanch, jaamanch
Chief: Junt
Clay pot: Ichinkiat
Clothes: Taarach
Comb: Temash
Communal house: Iruntai
D
Daughter: Nawanchir
Day: Tsawai
Disease: Sunkur
Down: Nunkáj
F
Face: Yapi
Father: Apa
Food: Narín, Yurumak
Foot: Nawe
G
Garden: Aja
Good bye: Ukunam waineikiatin
Grandfather: Apach
Grandmother: Nukuch
H
Hello: Turashaj
Hen: Atash
House: Jëa
Hut: Aak
I
In the afternoon: Kiarai
In the morning: Káshik
L
Language: Chicham
Leaf: Nuka
Lightning: Peem
M
Man: Aishman
Manioc: Mama
Member of the family: Ii weau
Midday: Tuupint
Monkey: Chuu
Moon: Nantu
Mother: Nukurí
Mountain: Mura
N
Needle: Akush
Night: Kashi
No: Atsá
O
Old man: Nukuch
Owl: Ampush
P
Parrot: Kawau
Path: Jintia
Person: Aints
Please: Weit aneasam
Pond: Mamus
R
Rainbow: Tunkiak
Rainforest: Ikiam
River: Entsa
S
Sister: Umai
Small: Shitiuch
Soil: Nunka
Son: Uchirí
Sun: Etsá
T
Thank you: Makete, Wararsajme
To buy: Sumaktint
To close: Epentin
To cry: Juttin
To dance: Nijiampratin
To die: Jakatin
To dream: Karampratin (good dreams), mese kramratin (bad dreams)
To embrace: Miñáksatin
To enter: Wayátin
To finish: Amuktint
To go down: Kuankitint
To kill: Maatint
To laugh: Yushirtin
To open: Uráktint
To punish: Asutiatint
To rest: Ayampratint
To search: Eajtint
To sew: Apartint, apákmartint
To sharpen: Atsakatint
To sleep: Kanurtin
To sow: Aratin
To teach: Nuiñartin
To tell a lie: Waitruatint
To think: Nintimsatin
To understand: Antukatin
Tree: Numi
Turtle: Kunkuim
U
Up: Yakíj
W
Wasp: Ete
Water: Entsa
Woman: Nuwa
Y
Yes: Ai, aiu
You are welcomed (answer to “thank you”): Warinchuitie
Young man / woman: Naatsa
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