Sechura (Sek) word lists from Urban (2019):[1]
Below are sample Sechura words from a manuscript (currently held in Madrid by Bishop Martínez Compañón (1782-1790).[2] There is another copy of the manuscript currently held in Bogotá, which Urban (2019) considers to be less reliable and not the original.
gloss | Sechura |
---|---|
man | succla; sucda (?) |
heart | chusiopunma |
father | jàchi |
sister | bapueñi |
moon | ñangru |
trunk | fucù |
grass | unñiòcòl |
rain | purir |
Below is Richard Spruce's 1863 Sechura word list as transcribed by Matthias Urban (2015).[3] Some transcriptions are uncertain, with alternative transcriptions following semicolons.
gloss | Sechura |
---|---|
man | recla |
woman | cucatama |
son or daughter | ñosma |
dog | tono |
hawk | kilkil |
serpent | kon’mpar |
lizard | ludac |
fish | xuma |
head | teuma |
stomach | puesa |
foot | lava |
eye | uchi |
nose | chuna |
mouth | collo |
hearing | tapa; fapa |
water | xoto |
light | yura |
maize | llumash |
sweet potato | chapru |
road | yuvirma |
come here! | xoroc tima; xoroc tema |
be quiet! | neshi |
come along | uchan; uchau |
no | shushca |
yes | yé |
turkey, buzzard | roncho |
beach | coyu roro |
cotton | sono; suno |
devil | ñash |
good day | amatioo |
how are you? | ubruncuma |
face | re |
sea | taholma |
pot | pillacala |
father in law | ratichma; rutichma |
mother in law | naminma |
where is your husband? | xamanmi recla |
here it is | cha |