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Kichwa-English-Spanish DictionaryNina Kinti-MossNematni Baltazar Masaquiza Chango2nd edition

Kichwa-English-Spanish DictionaryNina Kinti-MossNematni Baltazar Masaquiza Chango2nd edition

Copyright 2018 The AuthorsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Published by the Center for Latin American & Caribbean StudiesUniversity of KansasLawrence, Kansas

In a cramped Quito apartment in the late 1990s, the first draft of this dictionary, in Kichwa and Spanish, was written by my brother, NematniBaltazar Masaquiza Chango. In the fall of 2004, with my beginning Kichwa students at Kansas University, and then with my Kichwa II students in thespring of 2005, we added many words and the English meanings to make it a tri-lingual Kichwa-Spanish-English dictionary.Kichwa is the most widely spoken indigenous language of the Americas. It is spoken today in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. There are dialecticaldifferences between regions. Within Ecuador, where I grew up, one finds minor letter changes between regions. In one dialect people might saykanda instead of kanta;ufiana or upina instead of uvyana;jaka instead of q’aqa;maskana, instead of mashkana.Kichwa speakers and students will notice that I have not strictly followed the pronunciation and spelling conventions of Ecuadorian UnifiedKichwa, but rather have applied vocabulary and conventions from Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Why did I do this?In part, I have taken advantage of a language that is not yet standardized—Ecuadorian Kichwa isn’t—to experiment in using other indigenous’peoples’ letters. For example, Mayans and Aztec intellectuals have been reclaiming their own languages and using their original codices as guides.Borrowing words and letters from other languages is happening all the time, but there is often a forced quality in the way European languagesand letters have come into indigenous languages. Why can’t Kichwa borrow letters from other indigenous cultures? Or words from cousinlanguages like Aymara? To reclaim ownership of our language, we need to re-assume authority over it.In the Andes, Kichwa did not have written form. Instead, Catholic missionaries translated the Bible into Kichwa using the Spanish alphabet according toears trained by Spanish sounds and rules. As more and more native Kichwas have achieved university degrees, many have made efforts to reclaim ourlanguage, to make it our own rather than ruled by conventions developed and imposed by non-native speakers. An example is the recent assertion ofMayans and Kichwas who have gone through the considerable trouble of changing from Spanish, Christian names to indigenous names.This dictionary is written for Kichwa speakers and non-Kichwa speakers. Whoever wants to learn the language of the Inkas should find it useful.A native English speaker does not have to know Spanish in order to learn Kichwa. We hope this dictionary will also be useful for translators ofacademic works, school teachers, radio and television producers, and travelers who want to communicate with Kichwa speakers throughout theAndes. I want more people to be exposed to Kichwa, learn it, and support its preservation.English speakers need to know a few more details about regional usages and how they are used here. Ecuadorian Kichwa speakers use threevowels, a, i, and u. Peruvian and Bolivian Quechua have words pronounced with the e and o. The Kichwa alphabet I have used here is gatheredfrom various books from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. I used the letter k instead of c. The letter j is used for the h, and for the past habitual tense andadjectives. The marked letter k’ or q’ are used instead of kh, the letter p’ instead of ph. Ecuador uses the letters sh like English, but Peru and Boliviause only s. For example, in Ecuador we say shunku, but in Peru and Bolivia Quechua speakers say sonko or sonqoy.Nina Kinti-Moss(formerly Martina Masaquiza)Kichwa InstructorCenter for Latin American StudiesUniversity of Kansas

1Kichwa-English-Spanish DictionaryThe definition of (neo.) is: A newly created word.KichwaEnglishSpanishPart of speechCategoryaahopeojaláverb; nounexpect and wish; have hopesabyayalaamericanounthe Americasabyayala patapak tandanakuyorganization of American statesaméricaorganización de estadosamericanosnounan organized structureachperhapsquizáadvchanceachshould bedebe serverbhad betterachacha (neo.)toyjuguetenountoyachachaycold, expressionfrío; queadjtemperatureachachi dmirableadjpleasingachallanaplease (to)complacerverb; advpleasure; delightachallaninalike (to); be fond of (to)aficionaradjsameachallku (neo.) chukllu aqchacorn silkpelo de maiznouncornsilkachankaraflower (white)flor blancanounflowersacharilike; should beasí debe serverb; na (neo.)doubt a little (to)dudar un pocoverb; nounincertitudeachiklight; electricityluz; luz elécticanounenergyachikllaclearclaroadj; verbcleanachikninashine; clearbrillarverb; adj; nounglowachikyachiklight bulbfoconounbulbachikyanamorning dawn; duskmadrugadanoun; verbtime of atherpadrinonounfamilyachiwa (neo.)umbrella; parasolparasol; paraguasnoun; adjcanopyachiykamayuk (neo.)enchanting; sorcererhechiceroadj; verbmagicianachiyna (neo.)divine (to); guess (to)adivinaradj; verb; noungodlike

2KichwaEnglishSpanishPart of speechCategoryachkaa lot; abundant; muchabundante; bastanteadjample; richachka kutinmany times; several timesmuchas vecesadj; nounlotsachkamayukwealth; richesriquezanounwealthinessachkayachinaincrease; grow (to)aumentarverb; noungainachkayashka (neo.)publicpublicoadj; noungeneralachñinaagree; assentasentir; consentimientonoun; verbcorrespondachpaearth; landtierra; terrenonounplanetachpa; allpaland; soiltierranoun; verbthe earth's surfaceachpakamayuk rmerslabradores; agricultoresnounpeopleachpakamyuk (neo.)agricultureagriculturanoun; verbpeople engaged in growing a (neo.)continentcontinente (geo.)noun; adjlarge landmassesachpaq’aqaravine; gorgebarrancanounvalleyachpaqusni (neo.)dust; powder; pinchpolvonoun; verbdebrisachpasnin (neo.)terrainterrenonounparcel of landachpatarpuyfarmingsembrarnoun; adj; verbproducingachpawira (neo.)petroleumpetroleonounblack gold; crudeachpawkaarmyejercito; soldadosnounmilitaryachpayanagather dust (to)empolvarsenoun; unpersonsachqodogperronounanimalachqochana (neo.)insult, offend (to)insultarverb; nounabuseachurana (neo.) rakinadivide (to)repartirverb; nounseparateachuyuna (neo.)influence (to)influirverb; nouncharmahichanasift; sieve (to)cernirverb; nounstrainer; strainak’imother-in-lawsuegranounfamilyakadung; excrement; rustestiércol; escoria de metalnoun; verbfertilize; droppingsakakllu (neo.)bird whistle; bird callpájaro; pitonoun; verbwind instrument

3KichwaEnglishSpanishPart of speechCategoryakalli (neo.)intestine; gutintestinonounbody partakanchani; mapayanato dirty (to)ensuciaradj; verb; advfilthyakañikuna (neo.)complainquejarverbdiscontent; unhappinessakañispanikachaymoan; groangemidonoun; verbdiscomfort; onakantank’a (neo.)beetleescarabajo peloteronoun; adjinsectakapanahurricanehurricanenounnature; cycloneakapanatornado; jupitertornado; jupiternounnature; windstormakapanamananmi (neo.)rosysonrosadosadjbushfulakarak’ay (neo.)toilet; hygienic serviceservicio higiéniconoun; verbbathroomakarwa; pillpintubutterflymariposa grandenouninsectakatanha (neo.)beetleescarabajonouninsect; flyakawara (neo.)diaperpañalnouna fabric; folded clothakichik (neo.)ready; willingdispuestoadj; nounpreparedakillaglassvasonouncontainerakilla (neo.)glassvasonouna containerakilla (neo.)potvasijanouncooking vesselakkanak (neo.)servantservidornounhandmaidakki (neo.) k' achunsister-in-lawcuñadanounfamilyakllu (neo.)stutterertartamudonounpersonakna (neo.)rite; ceremonyritonounceremonyaknana (neo.)celebratecelebrarverba social importanceaknara (neo.)stupidestúpidoadj; nounfoolishakninabelch (to); burn (to)eructarverb; nounexpel gas; eructaksialtitude; height; highalturanoun; adjelevationaksu; anaquskirtsaya; faldanoun; verbclothaktunaspit; spew (to)escupirverb; nounspit outakusandarenanoun; verbgrains of rockaku (neo.)rareraroadjuncommon

4KichwaEnglishSpanishPart of speechCategoryakucha (neo.)poor qualitymalo; mala calidadadjinadequateakuna; mallinato tasteprobarnoun; verbsense of tasteakura (neo.)privateprivadoadj; nounindividualakurayachachikunaprivate lessonslección privadanoun; adjprivate lessonakus(llullaj) (neo.)liar, fibberembusteronounpersonakuylla (neo.)evil; wickedmalvadoadj; nounillakwacinnamon colored; cinnamoncanelanounaromatic barkalaa (neo.) kallanpamushroomhongonoun; verbfoodalamu; mashifriendamigonounpersonalapanafinish (to); put and end to (to)rematarverb; nounendalapanainterweave (to)entretejerverbinterlacealapanaroll; wrap (to)liarnounpurposealiri; alayrivisiblevisible; a la vistaadj; adveasily availableallanato dig; to sink (to)cavarverb; nouncut intoallanaexcavate (to); dig (to)excavarverbdig upalligoodbuenoadj; noun; advbeneficialalli chishigood afternoonbuenas tardesnoungreetingalli makiright handmano derechanounbody partalli makiright handmano derechanoun; adjhandalli p’unllagood morning; good daybuenos díasnoungreetingalli tutagood evening; nightbuenas unexchange of promisesallichanato fix; adorn (to); prepare (to)aderezarverb; noundetermineallichayadvantage; settlement; benefitprovechonoun; verbvantageallichichinabenefit; improve; do good (to)mejoraverbprofitallichinaadorn (to); decorate (to)adornar; decorarverbdecorateallichinarepair (to)arreglarverb; nounreplacing; fixallichinamodify (to)modificarverb; nounfixallichinaperfect (to)perfeccionarverb; adj; nouncomplete; pure

5KichwaEnglishSpanishPart of speechCategoryallichiriaysystem; methodsistemanounsystem of rulesallikajrisen; lifted; heraldedascendidoverb; adjallikajkuraka (neo.)ringleadercabecillanoungrown; gone upa person who leads in illlicitactivitiesallikayvirtuevirtudnounmerit; limantaslowlydespacioadveasy; lentoallimantakdeliberatelyadrede; por adjcolossalallinllawith care; be carefulcon cuidadoverb; nounallinmibestmejoradj; adv; nouncautiously attentive; cautionpositive quality; excellentmanneralliqkayhealth; welfaresaludnoungovernment provision; wellnessalliyanaheal; cure; recover (to)sanarverb; nouncures; recuperatealliyaycomfort; happinessbienestarnoun; verbconsolationalliyay achpatarpuyland of agricultureagropecuario; fomentonoun; verbacres; groundalliyuyachinaexplain (to)explicarverbgive deatailsalliyuyanaprevent (to)prevenirverbkeep from happeningallka (neo.)browncaféadj; noun; verbcolorallkachina (neo.)interrupt; suspend (to)interrumpirverb; nounbreak up; cut offallkay (neo.)interruptioninterrupciónnoundisruption; delayallu (neo.)mold; rustmohoverb; nounform; shape; rustyallwiy (neo.)motive; reason; argument; plotmotivo; argumentonoun; adjtheme; motifallwiy (neo.)subject; business; affairasuntonoun; verb; adjcase; social event; studyallyana (neo.)convalesce (to)convalecerverbrecoveralquchana (neo.)mock; deceive; joke (to)burlarverb; adj; nounamaprohibitedprohibidoverb; adjtreat; imitation; ridiculingforbidden by law; commandagainstamachanaprotect; shelter (to)ampararverbdefendamachana (neo.)defend; protect (to)defenderverbfight; protect against