Course 1 · The closing act

The river exam

You walked the whole river to get here. This is not a test with a clock and a red pen — it is a celebration: six small moments, said out loud in Shipibo, in your own voice. Everything they ask for, you already carry. Record them in any order, whenever you feel ready.

Caminaste todo el río para llegar aquí. Esto no es un examen con reloj y lápiz rojo — es una celebración: seis pequeños momentos, dichos en voz alta en shipibo, con tu propia voz. Todo lo que piden, ya lo llevas contigo. Grábalos en el orden que quieras, cuando te sientas listo.

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Moment 1 of 6

Greet someone in the morning and ask how they are.

Moment 2 of 6

Introduce yourself: your name, and where you are from.

Moment 3 of 6

Introduce your family: my mother, my father, my child.

Moment 4 of 6

Ask where someone's father is — then ask who wants to go with you.

Moment 5 of 6

Say one thing that already happened (mother asked / I helped / I went).

Moment 6 of 6

Name three animals, and describe something as big or good.

Who listens

A Shipibo teacher listens to every exam, voice by voice. Teacher review opens once the November recording sessions are behind us — your exam simply waits its turn, safe on this device and in our inbox, and nothing about it expires. When your six moments land the way the river speaks, you receive your completion: understood by the river.

Una maestra shipibo escucha cada examen, voz por voz. La revisión de las maestras se abre cuando queden atrás las sesiones de grabación de noviembre — tu examen simplemente espera su turno, seguro en este dispositivo y en nuestro buzón, y nada caduca. Cuando tus seis momentos suenen como habla el río, recibes tu cierre: entendido por el río.

Your recordings stay on this device until you choose to send them.

Tus grabaciones quedan en este dispositivo hasta que decidas enviarlas.

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