David Dagua, "Tucan Egg Vine."

From interviews with Tod D. Swanson

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English Translation

This fruit is the egg of the father toucan. This fruit, ulun, is something toucans like to eat: they peck at it, pull it off, peck at it —kaw kaw lim!— and swallow it. That is why toucans feed on this fruit; it is their food. That is why we say they are toucan eggs. Awh! People can also eat this fruit, which is called ulun.

Kichwa Translation

Sikwanka ulun man yaya kayga mashti. Kay ulunda sikuwanka upij an kaybi taj kanisha taj aysasha ¡kaw kaw lim! Limpu an. Pay chiraykumi sikwanka mikushka kay pay pay mikuna akpimi sikwanka ulun an kayga ¡Awh! Kay runawas ipina man ¡Awh! ulun man kay.

Spanish Translation

Esta fruta es el huevo del tucán padre. Esta fruta, ulun, a los tucanes les gusta comerla: la picotean, la arrancan, la picotean —¡kaw kaw lim!— y se la tragan. Por eso los tucanes se alimentan de esa fruta; es su comida. Por eso decimos que son huevos de tucán. ¡Awh! Las personas también pueden comer esta fruta, que se llama ulun.

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