Shipibo Foundations · Module 4: Verbs and Real Conversation · Lesson 1 of 6

What are you doing?

By the end you can ask what someone is doing and say what you are doing.

3 new words · about 8 minutes

Jaweki min akai? What are you doing? — Nonón is with you for Module 4.

The question that unlocks conversation: Jaweki min akai? — What are you doing? Built from jawe (what) + -ki (question marker for actions) + min (you) + akai (do, from ati, 'to do'). The ending -ai marks the present tense on every verb.
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The words

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

Jaweki min akai?What are you doing?
atito do
-aipresent tense

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In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Jaweki jan akai?
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What is she/he doing?
Jaweki jaton akai?
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What are they doing?
Try it. Ask it of yourself, out loud, three times today.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Check yourself

Jaweki min akai? means…
The present tense ending is…
Nonón
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Lesson complete

Nonón approves — Jakonshaman!

You can now ask what someone is doing and say what you are doing.

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