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Tapirus terrestris

Family:

Tapiridae (tapirs)

English:

Amazonian tapir

Spanish:

Danta

Kichwa:

Sacha Wagra

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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 purín aku katishun rishun rikuyrishun maybi shi cirtu atun wasi kawsaj apana kushan nishun rishkay rikujpiga kasna ashka atun angú 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 rishunñuka 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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