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Shipibo Foundations · Module 3: People and Possession · Lesson 5 of 5

Upriver, downriver: who is who

Identity follows the river. Chíponki — downriver, historically the Shetebo. Réboki — upriver, the Konibo. Napónbekon — midriver, a newer term. On the Pisqui river: the Piskibo. Together, the teachers said, all are paro jonibo — people of the river. Accents and dialect shift slightly along the water.

Culture note. This is why the people are called Shipibo-Konibo with a hyphen: historically distinct river identities that merged over the last century. The names carry their geography in the body: Réboki, upriver, from the word for the nose's tip; Chíponki, downriver, from the word for the bottom. And 'Shipibo' itself: shipi, a small monkey, plus the plural -bo. The dialects differ mostly in accent — Konibo speech carries more nasalization (ikentian where Shipibo says iketian).
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Learn the words

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

tap to reveal
tap to flip back

Match the pairs

Tap a Shipibo word, then its meaning.

Try it

Practice. Sketch the river from memory: which identity goes with which direction?

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

Upriver, associated with the Konibo, is…
paro jonibo means…
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