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Tapirus terrestris
Family:
Tapiridae (tapirs)
English:
Amazonian tapir
Spanish:
Danta
Kichwa:
Sacha Wagra

Talkin About Sacha Wagra
Luisa Cadena - A Girl Becomes The Tapir's Wife
Shu warmishi sapalla tiak ara ushushilla.
Y tiashkayshi, Mamá ñukaga churuta tandangakmi riuni.
Ashangata aparisha rin.
Chiga churu wawaguna imakuintas lluchunaguna apisha apamusha karaj ashka.
Chasna rawsha, shamura pay.
Ashangay undakta murititash aparimura.
Shu punzhata chingarira y mama maskaw rashka.
Chiga taj aparisha shamusha
Mamá, ñukaga, vira runara tupani nishkashi sachay.
Chimi kasna muriti pallasha kuwan ñukata.
Ñami shamungarawn. Rikungui nishka shi.
shinashaga ña ikuchi niska mama
chiga warmiga shamuy nisha kayashka
chi kallarij huraska runashara kay wagra
chiga shamushka ima rigra rukuyuk ashka
mama allin rikusha, ushushi nishkasha
kanda makawshaga kay maki anga wayukta makanga nira mamaga
ujumm
shina wangachu nishkaga
pay waktajpi ñukawas nirandi tasha garutiwa nisha
chiga mama nishkasha kunanga mikungui kay moreteta nishka
ñukaga riwchi, shamushka kari shamusha tawshka
kunanga kamba ushushi apasha riwni
ñukaga atun washibi tiawni nishka
shinasha ña pay munashkama
piru rikusha puriwangui nishka mama
ari nishka
risha apasha rishka
apasha ri
rishka warmiga ña, apasha ri
ña rij...
semanay shamushka kuti muritita apamushka
mama mikungui
muritillata apamungui?
ima aychaschu illan nira
shianshaga kutiga aychata apamungarawni nishkasha
chiga turinguna tandarishkawna, maybi shi purin
aku katishun rishun rikuyrishun
maybi shi cirtu atun wasi kawsaj
apana kushan nishun
rishkay rikujpiga kasna ashka atun angu
chita payba wasi ashka
kay tunu angu, aa...
malta angu ashka
chishi ashka payba wasi
rikujpi chi pani, bulan tiawshka
chiga tiawpi, kaymaga puma
chi winguna animalguna runa shinawra kallariga
wagra, wagraga iuuu shi machashka chiga, kamba kosaga nijpi
riki payna machasha makanakunta niska rikujpi payna pura shi makana kushka
kay ila muyuwan machasha
ña payguna asuashan kayga
payna asua
yaita yaita shi machashkawna
kanga mana runatachu apishkangui, mayta paywa wasi
maybita kawsangui wasita rikuchi, imata charingui atun wasi
rikuchiwan, kaybi man
rikuchiskawan kaybiman turi
aan nishkasha kunagan rishun
ñuka kamba kosata wañuchingarawni nishka turi
aah chiga pumaguna machashka siriguna
chi chi runaga nisha ñami likchachingarawni kaygunata
kanguna ñukata makajpi kayguna shayarisha mikuytukungarawguichi nishkasha
mana runa pura mana mikuytukuna, kandami makangarawchi
shuk turi rishka wasita wagra katij ashka allkuga animalguna katij ashka
allkuta apamushka, apamujpiga allku shu rullayllashi
kan shina shayawta kañiyshamushka, awata putun urmashka
rikujpiga wagraruku shi tukun chaymanda atarij yakuyshu urmayrishka
aah ñuka kosta wañuchipawguichi
ñuka kosalla ñuka kosallashi wakaw paniga
vez wakangui animalgunata apisha kan kayma tiawkanguinisha nishka
rikujpiga payba chi laruy muritiga kaytashi munturiashka
chayashka kaynalla pallashkaguna shina
chi imatata mikujangui nijpi kaymian ñukanchi mikuna nishkashina
kayma an asua kay ila ruyal muyuj
chay charishkata kay man ñukanchi upina asua nishka
ila muyu pay asua
payba asua, wagra asua
chita upijanchi nishkashi
kayga ñukanchi mikuna man nishakashi muritita
kayta mikusha ñukanchi kawsanchi
gustu tukusha kawsashkangui
kunagan rishun rishun rishun turiguna rishkawna
allku shamujka, kan shina shayawta karijpiga chasna urmaka
wagra asha tukushaga yakuy waytashka
yakuy waytasha kishpishka
dino asha wagraga illan mashi
runa runamanda tukushkashan wagraga
chimbashka
chimbata risha apiyriyrishka
chiga pañita apisha rij
rikuyrijpiga, ñashi wagra wilma wiñawshkara payta
ña aychay wiñawshka wagra wilma
chashata sha apashari
manashi chi, rikuchingarawni bengawsha
kasnashi purisha rishka
chapangui
kasnashi
paniga mana purinata ushashka
kasnashi purisha rishka
imaranguita pani nishkashi
ñukata chi ñuka kariga shuk mundota charishka nishka
chiwanmi shikisha yukata pingayta kasha wiyachiwan nisha turita awama rasha rikuchin
kay pingayrukuy ashka, wiyachishka wagraga
uummm............
chasna nisha, atun churushuk tukushka
chasna rasha wagra wilmashi payta iyawshka
jujummmm
chilla tukuchini
kuna pay randi kuintachu
jujummm
kan .......
kuti kuti puringui
rikuchingui
kuti rikuchi nin pay purishkata
wagra churusta wirashka purishkata
payga aku nisha makimanda ayshashkawna
chiga ari, purinata ushashachu nishkasha
kasnasha purishka
imarashata mana alli purungui nishka
imata mana alli puruni nishkawna
ñuka kosa shu burondomata charin nishkasha
chimi ñukanchi pingayta kasna piñachinwara
imashinata purinta ushasha riki nisha rikuchishka
rikujpiga kay chururukus
wagra, wagra
chasha rasha apanawra panitaga
chi tukurin
kuna pay randi kuintachu.
Amazonian Tapir in Ahuano (Napo, Ecuador)
Luisa Cadena - A Human Woman Becomes the Tapir's Wife

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