chak
| Pronunciation | [tɕak] |
| Definition | The sound, movement of people pounding their feet on the ground while dancing; the sound of breaking eggshells |
| Sensory Modality | MOVEMENT > Configurational MOVEMENT > Haptic MOVEMENT SOUND VISUAL |
| Transcription | tapagɾiɕkajɕi jaku hawajɕi bajlawŋguna tɕak tɕak tɕak tɕak tɕak tɕak tɕak-ɕi bajlawŋguna |
| Translation | And (even though) the water went and covered (everything), the people danced (going) chak chak chak chak chak chak chak they danced. |
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| Transcription | lulundas ʃuwaʃa apaŋ tʃak tʃak tʃak (ajsaʃa) {unintelligible} ǃ itʃuŋɡa |
| Translation | stealing eggs, taking them, (cracking them) chak chak chak, (they eat them) and will throw (them) away |
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Commentary
Video 1 This traditional story, a Quichua version of the Biblical flood story, was narrated for Tod Swanson. In this segment, the people who were about to be destroyed by the flood were so oblivious to their impending doom, that they danced relentlessly, even though the flood waters were beginning to cover their land.
Nuckolls, Janis; Tod Swanson; Charles Alger. 2024. chak. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=chak.
