Chána
Bewa bewashamani!Singing, excellently! — Chána is with you for Module 5.
Shipibo Foundations · Module 5: The Suffix World · Lesson 5 of 5

The freshest past and the humble voice

Two finishing touches. -ke is the most recent past — it happened seconds ago: ea ronki kanoke — they say I just connected. And ronki — they say that… — the reportative. Saying ea ronki bewai, they say that I sing, steps the self aside: the speaker separates ego from action, becoming a channel rather than a claimant. Together with everything you now hold — announce, do, complete — you can hear the full order of a Shipibo action from start to finish.

Culture note. The humility is structural: the language itself offers a way to act powerfully without claiming the power as yours. That idea reaches far beyond songs.
✓ sourced recorded class 3 01:19–01:21 and 00:55–00:57 · nothing invented

Learn the words

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

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In a sentence

Try translating each line yourself before you tap.

Ea ronki bewai.
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They say that I sing.
Nonra moa onanke.
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We already know — just now, we came to know it.
Try it. The full sequence, spoken aloud: Ráma káno béwaban → bewa bewashamani → kano yontana → ea ronki kanoke. Announcement, doing, completion, arrival.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Check yourself

-ke means the action happened…
ronki lets a speaker…
The full order of an action is…
Chána
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Lesson complete

Chána approves — Jakonshaman!

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