shin2

Definition	The sound and movement of runny substances being sprayed out of a nose.
Sensory Modality	MOVEMENT SOUND
Paralinguistic Description	Accompanied by an imitative gesture.

Transcription	ɕiiin niɕa, pulatui kasna awi awi awi ɾag aɕka
Translation	'Going shiiin, they would rub it across the plate, awi awi aw.'
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Commentary

Thanks to Alex Rice, who identified shin as a new ideophone, and recorded this video of a traditional narrative, at Iyarina, Ecuador.

Nuckolls, Janis and Alex Rice. 2026. shin2. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=shin.