Speak with the River · First words

Lesson

Thanks and goodbyes

The idea

Irake — thank you. Stronger: Irake ichabires — thank you very much. Shipibo has two goodbyes and choosing correctly is a small sign of respect: Kabanon to one person, Bobakanon to a group.

Irake — gracias. Más fuerte: Irake ichabires — muchísimas gracias. El shipibo tiene dos despedidas y elegir bien es una pequeña señal de respeto: Kabanon a una persona, Bobakanon a un grupo.

Words
Irake
Thank you
audio: w_irake-lento · w_irake-normal
Irake ichabires
Thank you very much
audio: w_irake-ichabires-lento · w_irake-ichabires-normal
Kabanon
Goodbye — to one person (often shortened to Kabano)
audio: w_kabanon-lento · w_kabanon-normal
Bobakanon
Goodbye — to a group
audio: w_bobakanon-lento · w_bobakanon-normal
Sentences
Irake jatiibi! Bobakanon!Thank you everyone! Goodbye (all)!
a look ahead · its pieces arrive in Module 4
jatiibi — everyone (Module 4)
Eara moa kai.I'm leaving already — the everyday way to excuse yourself.
a look ahead · its pieces arrive in Module 5
moa — already · kai — going — both get their lessons in Module 5
Eapari kabanon.I will go first, then.
from the speakers' own sentences · every new word glossed below
ea + -pari — “me first” · ka-ba-non — “let me go”: the goodbye you just learned, seen from inside
Meet your teacher
🎬 Short video for this lesson
She says these words in a real sentence (30–90s).
video: c1-m1-l7.mp4
Take it with you

End your next conversation with the right goodbye for the number of people in it.

Termina tu próxima conversación con la despedida correcta para el número de personas.

A small courtesy with outsized effect: matching your goodbye to the number of people in front of you.

Una cortesía pequeña de efecto grande: que tu despedida corresponda al número de personas frente a ti.

Recall

Cover the meaning. Say it before you turn it over.

Match

Pair each word with its meaning.

Build it
Type it
Say it

Record yourself saying the line, then listen back.

Irake jatiibi! Bobakanon!Thank you everyone! Goodbye (all)!

The teacher's voice arrives soon — for now, record and listen to yourself.

Check

Source: Chat 1-1 02:13

Every word here comes from recorded classes with fluent Shipibo speakers — nothing invented.

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