Shipibo Foundations · Module 1: Beginnings · Lesson 4 of 6

Your name

By the end you can say your name and ask someone theirs.

4 new words · about 8 minutes

Bekanwe! Welcome — come in! — Báwa is with you for Module 1.

To introduce yourself: Nokon jane riki… — literally 'my name is…'. Three little words that do a lot of work: nokon (my), jane (name), riki (is).
Culture note. There is a deeper layer: janekon — 'true name', built from jane + the suffix -kon, 'truth'. Many Shipibo people carry both a Spanish legal name and a Shipibo name.
✓ sourced Chat 1-1 00:16 and 00:55 · nothing invented

The words

Read each one. The next screen hides the meaning so you can test yourself.

Nokon jane riki…My name is…
nókonmy
janename
ríkiis

Cover the meaning

Say it before you flip. Be honest — "again" brings it back.

tap to reveal
tap to flip back

Match the pairs

Tap a Shipibo word, then its meaning.

In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Nokon jane riki Dakota.
tap to translate
My name is Dakota.
Try it. Introduce yourself aloud with your own name. Then greet + introduce: Jakón yantán. Nokon jane riki…

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

'My name is…' is…
janekon means…
Báwa
✓

Lesson complete

Báwa approves — Jakonshaman!

You can now say your name and ask someone theirs.

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