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Shipibo Foundations · Module 1: Beginnings · Lesson 2 of 6

Greetings

One pattern covers your first word in any encounter: jakón (good) + the time of day. Morning: Jakón yamékiri. Afternoon: Jakón yantán. To welcome people in — Bekanwe! — come!

Culture note. Gatherings open this way — and people are welcomed in with bekanwe! as they arrive. Inside jakón hides a worldview: ja, to exist, plus -kon, truth — good means true to life. Its opposite, jakóma, is simply not-true-to-life.
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Learn the words

Tap to flip. Be honest — "again" brings it back.

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Match the pairs

Tap a Shipibo word, then its meaning.

In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Jakon yantan jatiibi!
tap to translate
Good afternoon, everyone!
Try it. Greet the room three times today: morning, afternoon, and once welcoming someone in.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

'Good afternoon' is…
Bekanwe! means…
Báwa
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Lesson complete

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