Nonón
Jaweki min akai?What are you doing? — Nonón is with you for Module 4.
Shipibo Foundations · Module 4: Verbs and Real Conversation · Lesson 5 of 6

Wanting to

Add -kasi to a verb root and you're expressing desire with present motivation: bewakasi — wanting to sing. It stacks with the intensity suffixes you know: Bewakasishaman — wanting to sing with great motivation! Pikasitani — more or less wanting to eat.

Culture note. A whole emotional weather report in one word.
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Learn the words

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In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Shipibo Joi Axekasishaman!
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Really wanting to learn the Shipibo language!
Try it. What do you kasi right now? Build it: verb root + kasi + shaman or tani.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

-kasi expresses…
'More or less wanting to eat' is…
Nonón
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Lesson complete

Nonón approves — Jakonshaman!

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