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Mapuche-English Dictionary

386 words

The mapuche or mapudungum tongue did not have a writing system when the Spanish arrived. There is no absolute agreement among specialists as to the most appropriate phonemic symbols to transcribe the oral expressions. As a very general rule, the simple words ending in a consonant are stressed in the last syllable, for instance: ralun, malen Those ending with a vowel are stressed in the last syllable but one, for example: huapi, cura, ruca. This is a list of some names based on mapuches words.

386 words · Mapuche culture · Sources

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  • Acolleading to the lake.
  • Achen Niyeuplace that was once hot.
  • Acunto end.
  • Acutunto return.
  • Ailanine.
  • Ailincowater that runs over a rocky bed.
  • Alicuraa stone that is white like milk.
  • Alumcoa reflection on the water.
  • Alumineshining in the bottom.See Aluminé
  • Andacollo(from Quechua) the best among minerals.See Andacollo
  • Antucothe Indians water.
  • Aucapancougars in heat.
  • Auquincoresounding water.

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  • Bandurriamigratory bird.
  • Bio Biosinging of the fio fio bird.
  • Botacuralarge rock.
  • Bucalemularge wood.
  • Buraleoriver with countless currents.
  • Butacolarge creek.
  • Butamalallarge corral.
  • Butamallinlarge swamp or boggy meadow.
  • Buta ranquillarge pastureland near rivers or ponds.See Buta Ranquil

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  • Caburgatool to crush apple pulp.
  • Cachaornament.
  • Cachilboulder.
  • Cachipampasalt deposit.
  • Cahuilgull.
  • Cahuinparty, drunkenness.
  • Calafquena lake like a sea.
  • Calbucoblue water.
  • Caleu Caleucountless gulls.
  • Caleuchetransformed people.
  • Calfublue.
  • Calfunblue eaglet.
  • Calfupanblue cougar.
  • Calfuquenblue flint.
  • Calihuesolitary place.
  • Calquinlarge eagle.
  • Calquincolarge eagle creek.
  • Calle calleabundance of iris plants growing near the river bearing the same name.
  • Callensolitary river.
  • Cancaguarock brazier.
  • Cangcatunto grill.
  • Carelhuegreen place.
  • Carilafquengreen lake or pond.
  • Carileufugreen river.
  • Carirriñegreen colihue.
  • Catanlildrilled rock.
  • Catapilcovalley between steep walls.
  • Catrielmarked, cut.See Catriel
  • Caulinscratch.
  • Caupolicanhard polished stone like flint.
  • Cauquenkind of wild goose.
  • Caviahuesite of encounter or celebration.See Caviahue
  • Cayusix.
  • Cowater, creek.
  • Coincowater of the sand deposit.
  • Coipowild otter.
  • Colicurared rocks.
  • Coli, caludun, brownish hue.
  • Colo colowild cat.
  • Collicored water.
  • Collicurariver of red rocks.
  • Colloncurarock mask.
  • Coñaripetrail of the warriors.See Coñaripe
  • Copahueplace of sulfur.See Copahue
  • Copihueclimbing plant and flower of the Andean forests.
  • Coquimbobeach inn.
  • Corelsand
  • Coyancooak creek.
  • Culléntears.
  • Cumegood.
  • Cuncobrown water.
  • Cuncumenwater murmur.
  • Curidark or black.
  • Curicodark water.
  • Curu-currublack.
  • Cutral cofire creek.
  • Cuyenmoon.
  • Cuyumsand.
  • Cuyumhuesandy place.
  • Cuzconavel, center.
  • Chaanlegs.
  • Cahcaithorny bush also called michai.
  • Chacaicochacai chicha..
  • Chacayyellow, thorny.
  • Chacayalthorn wood.
  • Chachagreeting.
  • Chachaidaddy.
  • Chadisalt.
  • Chaicaraft.
  • Chaitunto filter, to percolate.
  • Chalintecunto order, to deliver.
  • Challapot.
  • Chamay, Chanuayearrings.
  • Chapecocreek or lake shaped like a woman?s plait.
  • Chapelbush in humid places.
  • Chapelcochapel creek.
  • Chepeople.
  • Chemehuin, chimehuinplace of dwellings.
  • Chenque curacemetery stone.
  • Cheuque, choiquerhea.
  • Chilcarosemary plant.
  • Chillasaddle.
  • Chillcawritten piece, letter, book.
  • Chiloegull island.
  • Chichinevergreen bushes with hard wood.
  • Chucarohard.
  • Chumpiruhat.
  • Chuquinsteal.
  • Chuy chuycold.

5

  • Dalcahuecanoe place.
  • Dengonews, matter.
  • Diucoclear water.
  • Diuqinbird of prey.
  • Domulloits meaning is still under discussion, it might mean drain, female breast, female nose, any tip or sharp edge.

11

  • Elathree.
  • Elcunmake a will.
  • Elofence.
  • Elpiconto water.
  • Eltunto bury.
  • Elunto give, to grant.
  • Entrequenash.
  • Eputwo.
  • Epu maritwenty.
  • Eyeuthere.
  • Eyetunto moan, to weep.

4

  • Faraleufuriver in a snowy region.
  • Filo Hua Humthis name derives from Filohuhum, a legendary chief who turned into stone to avoid surrendering to the conquerors.
  • Futaleufularge river.See Chaitén / Futaleufú
  • Futroneplace with a cloud of smoke.

8

  • Guaicopuddle.
  • Guaimallenyoung girl, maiden.
  • Gualmapuin the closeness of the land.
  • Guapi o huapiisland, land isolated by rivers or ravines.
  • Guatrachefat people.
  • GulucheChilean araucano.
  • Guneishrewd person.
  • Guor, guer, gurufox.

15

  • Huacacow.
  • Huacacocows creek.
  • Huecumicroscopic fungus of the coirón blanco.See El Huecú
  • Huechelunew people.
  • Huechulafquenhigh lake, lake of the end.
  • Huelemurecently planted wood.
  • Huelenbad luck.
  • Huellelhueplace to swim.
  • Huemulmall deer, kind of antelope that dwells in the Andes.
  • Huenuwhat is high.
  • Huepilrainbow.
  • Huerquehueplace where guanacos are hunted.
  • Hueyeltuewhere you can swim.
  • Huilichessouthern people.
  • Huincaforeigner, not belonging to the araucano area.

7

  • Icalmavery rocky.
  • Imulto roll.
  • Into eat.
  • Inacayalold thing, Quechua word.
  • Incahuasiincas house.
  • Isiqueinsect.
  • Itahuepastureland..

1

  • Jañaanswer.

6

  • Kayusix.
  • Keliver.
  • Keñifive.
  • Kiñeone.
  • Kopawe, copahuesulfur, place of sulfur.
  • Kulathree.

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  • Lácarrough lake causing fear.
  • Lafquen, lauquensea.
  • Lahuen cómedicinal water.
  • Lancuyenmoon eclipse.
  • Lanínverb of the first person plural that means ?we are sinking?. Also ?dead rock ".
  • Lauquenlake or pond.
  • Lautarobird of prey.
  • Lemurainforest, wood.
  • Lemu Cuyénsandy wood.
  • Lirock.
  • Lican Rayrolled stones.See Lican Ray
  • Lihuenlight.
  • Lilcrag, rock.
  • Liucoclear water.
  • Limayclear river.
  • Liucurawhite smooth stone.
  • Llacantunecklaces.
  • Llohuehamlet.
  • Llaima, gaimadrain, ditch, valley.
  • Llalwidow.
  • Llanquihuesunken place or hidden lake.See Llanquihue
  • Llequehueabandoned site.
  • Liquiñewatery eyes.
  • Loanguanaco.
  • Lolenditch, pit.
  • Lologsoil with holes or depressions.
  • Loncohead.
  • Lonquimaythick wood.
  • Luancoguanaco creek.
  • Lupifeather.
  • Luvurcatfish.

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  • Machiquack, medium between the people and the world of spirits.
  • Mahuidamountain range, mountain.
  • Maile, mailen, malenmaiden, young girl.
  • Maitenbeautiful tree with leaves coveted by the cattle, mapuche word adapted to Spanish sounds.
  • Malalcorral.See Chos Malal
  • Malalhueplace of corrals.
  • Mallínland where the rain water becomes stagnant.
  • Manamiraculous delicacy sent by God to the Israeli in the desert.
  • Mamuilmalalwooden fence or corral.
  • Mapucountry, place, land.
  • Mapuchepeople of this land.
  • MaraPatagonian hare.
  • Mariten.
  • Mari mariliterally ten. Greeting used by the mapuches equivalent to good morning.
  • Maygood.
  • Mayariver.
  • Melifour.
  • Menetue, menelhueplace to bathe.
  • Menucoswamp.
  • Michaiathorny bush whose fruit are used to make jam, mapuche word adapted to Spanish sounds.
  • Mollelarge beautiful tree, sacred among the Incas.
  • Moluchepeople from where the sun sets.
  • Moquehuewhere there is maqui.See Villa Pehuenia / Moquehue

12

  • Nahueltiger.
  • Nahuel Huapitigers island.
  • Nalcaedible plant.
  • Namuncurafoot-shaped rock.
  • Naucocreek going downstream.
  • Nahuenstrength, energy.
  • Neltumeleave freely.
  • Neuquénstrong overwhelming booming current.See Neuquén
  • Nguenchencreator.
  • Nguilleopine nut, fruit of the pehuen.
  • Nguillatun, nillantunpray. It represents the most important ceremony among the natives.
  • Nompuehuenuon the other side of the sky.

6

  • Ojancoriver divided into branches.
  • Ollaguabeautiful view.
  • Onaone of the tribes dwelling in Tierra del Fuego.
  • Oñaupepoison.
  • Oñoicomarshland or winding current.
  • Oñoquintueto look back.

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  • Pachamaold dress.
  • Paiguen, paihuenverb form that stands for ?being at peace ".
  • Pailawith your back to someone.
  • Paillalcoquiet water.
  • Paimunbereft of affection.
  • Palguin, palquinmedicinal bush.
  • Panguipullicougars hill.See Panguipulli
  • Panquicougar young.
  • Pehuencopine tree groves creek.
  • Pellaifafrost-covered site.
  • Pellipullihigh hill.
  • Peñibrother.
  • Perihueycowater pool.
  • Petrehuefire.
  • Peumaillusion.
  • Peumayendreamed-of place.
  • Picunnorth.
  • Picun leufunorthern river.See Picún Leufú
  • Pichismall.
  • Pichimalalsmall corral.
  • Pichimavida, pichimahuidasmall hill.
  • Pichinfew, little.
  • Pichincolittle water.
  • Pichitrutrucamusical instrument.
  • Pilolai y Pifilcamapuche musical instruments.
  • Pilpiltake care of, provide proper assistance.
  • Pirehueicosnow spot, snow hole.
  • Pirento snow, snow.
  • Pitrenpottery jar associated to funerary customs.
  • Pucarápopulations, fortresses, fortified place.
  • Puconclay vessel, entrance.See Pucón
  • Pueloto the east, located in the east.See Lago Puelo
  • Pulmahueto do something right.
  • Pulmarito do something right ten times.
  • Purraeight.
  • Puyehuewater teeming with puyes (small fish in lakes and rivers, edible and similar to the sardine).See Puyehue

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  • Quechufive.
  • Quechuquinakingfisher.
  • Quelhue, quelihuered tinge.
  • Quellenstrawberry.
  • Quellon, quillonhelp.
  • Quemquemtreusteep slope.
  • Queñiscrubland.
  • Quetralco, cutralcoliterally "fire creek ".
  • Quetrihuewhere there are myrtle trees.
  • Quetrupillánblunt volcano.
  • Quichramoking pipe.
  • Quillacoquilas creek.
  • Quilacoyanthree oak trees.
  • Quila Quinathree points.
  • Quilquihueclimbing plant site.
  • Quillehueplace of tears.
  • Quillensmall ponds formed in the winter, throw an arrow.
  • Quiñeone.
  • Quinchahuesmooth place or place where two things meet.
  • Quintralto be even, for two things.
  • Quiyanto stock.

15

  • Rahueclayish site.
  • Raihuenflowery mouth.
  • Rancocreek of bets.See Lago Ranco
  • Rehuesacred place exclusively reserved for religious ceremonies.
  • Ralíwooden plate.
  • Reloncavifestival in the valleys.
  • Relonchedenizens of the valley.
  • Relqueseven.
  • Renalhuecemetery.
  • Rucalhuesite appointed to build a new house.
  • Rucamalengirls house.
  • Ruca Ñirefoxs cave.
  • Rüfüwewooden ladle.
  • RupancoRupanco: waters flowing.
  • Ruturpass by, or nearby.

10

  • Sangculto knead.
  • Sayifruit.
  • Sefollaonion.
  • Saihueque, Sayhuequechief Valentín "Shaihueque".
  • Sechuthe gnome.
  • Serfinto take care of, to serve.
  • Siquil Shiquililver ornament worn by araucano women.
  • Sotaquivery large.
  • Suranto swear.
  • Suyaihope.

19

  • Tahielsacred chant.
  • Tapilhue, trapilhuesite where peppers are grown.
  • Temucotemu water or creek.See Temuco
  • Til tilbare, barren.
  • Trabunto be united.
  • Trabuncoencounter of waters.
  • Trafulconfluence.See Villa Traful
  • Trancurafallen stone.
  • Tomentotora (plant).
  • Toquisstone axes.
  • Traitraicowater falling with noise.
  • Trantrapiwemortar.
  • Trapelacuchapectoral.
  • Trompultwisted, crooked.
  • Tucapelto take something by force.
  • Tunquelenresting site.
  • Tupubrooch whose circular head is made of chiseled silver and a long pin, with which it is attached to the dress.
  • Tuquecodead stick creek.
  • Tutunto borrow.

12

  • Ucunto stay.
  • Uhuecoisolated creek.
  • Ulpobeverage made with toasted flour and cold water.
  • Umalnto lodge.
  • Uneahead.
  • Unguelénto forget.
  • Uniquenthere is shrimp.
  • Uñanlover.
  • Uñumbirds.
  • Upeooblivion.
  • Urumento faint.
  • Uwacorn.

10

  • Valchetanarrow valley.
  • Veinentunto approve of.
  • Velehuento result.
  • Veyentunto be convenient.
  • Vichuquenvery isolated place.
  • Villantunto live in poverty.
  • Viraviralife herb.
  • Virucocold water creek.
  • Vuta curalarge stone.
  • Vuta leuvularge river.

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  • Yafuhard.
  • Yalson, descendant.
  • Yalimosquito.
  • Yampaiglare.
  • Yanquen llaunquento invite somebody to have a meal.
  • Yapawhat is given without an obligation, a gift.
  • Yapaito provide.
  • Yarquenowl.
  • Yavusturdy, strong.
  • Yenewhale.
  • Yepanto take.
  • Yeumenagile.
  • Yevaltumto order.
  • Yicoito fear.
  • Yucofrom "Yucón" sharp.
  • Yuculcuring, bracelet.
  • Yuendeer.
  • Yulisilverside.
  • Yumbrelthe rainbow in all splendors.
  • Yunyaytemperate valley.
  • Yupishoulder.

2

  • Zapalamortal swamp.See Zapala
  • Zapallo, zapalluQuechua word, the gourd. In the mapuche tongue: "penca".