Shipibo Foundations · Module 6: The Medicine World · Lesson 3 of 6

The worlds

By the end you can name the worlds and say which one is meant.

7 new words · about 12 minutes

◆ This module walks without a companion — the register here is respect.

The cosmos is structured. Jene Nete — the water world. Non Nete — our world, the one we perceive. Panshin Nete — the yellow world, in between, holding both good and bad. Jakon Nete — the good world: the life-giving essence of creation. Its shadow: Ocha Nete — the world of harm done with intention. And in medicine speech, worlds multiply: sama nete, rao nete, niwe nete, inin nete, joe nete, ani nete — every dieted plant has its own.
Culture note. Jakon itself carries the cosmology: ja, to exist, + -kon, truth — the good is what is true to life. You learned that word on day one.
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The words

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

Jene Netethe water world
Non Neteour world
Panshin Netethe yellow world — the in-between
Jakon Netethe good world
Ocha Netethe world of intentional harm
joelight
ininfragrance, perfume

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 sama netebo.
tap to translate
The worlds of my dieta.
Ja riki rao nete!
tap to translate
That is a medicine world!
Try it. Which world is this one? Say it: Non Nete.

Build the sentence

Tap the words into order.

Say:

Now you write it

Accents optional while you learn — jakon = jakón.

Check yourself

The in-between world holding good and bad is…
Ocha means…
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Lesson complete

Jakonshaman. Carried with respect.

You can now name the worlds and say which one is meant.

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