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pa-affpfxIndicates a mutual relationship or activity between persons or objects.Indica una relación o participación mutua entre personas u objetos.Paaꞌinwashii waya.We are in agreement. (Hypothetical situation: one suggests they all work on a new garden and they all agree)Nos ponemos de acuerdo.... sünain pawalaawain naya. Peijiraashii naya.... being brothers to one another. They have the same mother.Pachoꞌuwaasü.They are on top of one another (i.e. books in a stack).cf-iraa 3
paaiCompare Spanish bayo.adjgolden brown (animal color)bayopaaꞌa paaiyellow cowvaca amarillacfishoittai
paaꞌancowvaca; ganadoKeeꞌireesü maꞌi taaꞌin süntüna anain tü paaꞌakat amülouikat.I have to look for the cow that is lost.Tengo ganas que se encuentre la vaca que está perdida.süchira paaꞌacow’s milksynasachiralüpaaꞌairukubeefpaaꞌataleather
paaꞌairukucomp. ofpaaꞌaeꞌiruku 1ncow’s flesh, beefcarne de resWekaajüin paaꞌairuku.We eat cow’s flesh (meat).cfasalaa 1
paaꞌatacomp. ofpaaꞌaata1nleather, cowhidecueropaaꞌatacowhide (my leather athletic shoes)
paaꞌinwaader. ofid. ofaaꞌin 6vsbe in agreementestar de acuerdoPaaꞌinwashii waya.We are in agreement. (Hypothetical situation: one suggests they all work on a new garden and they all agree)Nos ponemos de acuerdo.synoonowaa amaa 2
paaꞌuwawaacfaaꞌu 1vsstacked (one on top of another)uno encima de otropaaꞌuwaasüthey are one on top of another (e.g. burial vaults)cfpachaajunawaapachoꞌuwawaa
paalaadv1before, earlierantesSütüsü paala; ajalajaasü jooluꞌu.It itched before; it’s stopped now.Ekirajaashii waya paalapa sünain wane pütchi kapüleesü maꞌi.We studied earlier (today) on one very difficult word.2right now, at once (with an imperative or pseudo-imperative)ahora mismo (con imperativo)cf-pa13Marks a clause of intention which was unrealized because of a subsequent action.
paaruutaadjvirile (equine)macho (animal equino)Wane wayuu eekai kachuuralin müshika saaꞌin ama paaruuta süka kachuuralin maꞌi nia.A jealous person is like a stallion because he is very jealous.cfkapuunanewiipuututtoolo 1
paarüfrom Spanish "pala"n1shovelpala2straight hoe with long handleazada rectapaarü, ousiya naaꞌu kalapaasühoe, weeder for watermelon
paastan1plastic (generic)plásticoPaastasü süpaꞌa; kachuweera süpü.Its lens is of plastic; its frames (ear hooks) are of metal. (eyeglasses)cfkachueera 2koucha 1maraaja 1wunuꞌu 32plastic jugItüsü kaas süka amülain suluꞌupünaa suwajüle tü paastakat.The kerosene is dried up by leaking through a crack in the plastic jug.cfkaraapa
paatafrom Spanish "pato"nduckpato
paatiaFrom Spanish patio.n1enclosed yardpatio2surrounding wallmurallaAjuttüsü süpaatiasekat Jericó.The “wall” of Jericho fell dowm.cfasepü
paawofrom Spanish "pavo"nturkeypavo
pachaajunawaavson top of one anotheruno encima de otro...tü miichi pachaajunaakatthe multi-storied buildingcfpaaꞌuwawaapachoꞌuwawaa
pachepacheevsinclined topropensosynjoowaa
pachoꞌuwawaacfachoꞌujeevsstacked, one on top of anotheruno encima de otroPachoꞌuwaasü.They are on top of one another (i.e. books in a stack).cfpaaꞌuwawaapachaajunawaa
pairangravelcfipa
paꞌataavsout of position, imbalancedmal posicionadopaꞌatüsü(rotated / slipped) out of position (e.g. saddle slipped to one side; watch slipped around side of wrist) // imbalanced (e.g. person sitting off edge of their seat)cfpansawaa 1
paꞌatawaavsside-by-sideuno al lado de otroPaꞌataasü suulia ashatawaa.They (two poles) are paired (lengthwise) to keep from breaking.
palaaLikely borrowing from Cariban language family.nseamarOꞌoojüsü shiroku palaa.She bathes (swims) in the sea.sütüma sütsin tü süshikat palaaby the force of the waves of the seapalaapünaanorthpalawaasalty, brackishsüshi palaawave
palaapünaacomp. ofpalaa-pünaa2advin the northpor el nortegradpalaapünaawiinnaauuchipünaawaapünaa
palajachipl.palajana2non-masc.palajatüctprtchiiruajachicfpalajana11adjfirstprimeroTaküjüin sümüin teikat süchikü tü palajatchankat toꞌotooyo saaꞌu ama.I told my mother about the very first time I mounted (rode) a horse.2nfirstprimero¿Jara palajachika?Who’s the first (-born) one?
palajana1cfpalajachiadvfirstprimeroAnteechi Rogelio palajana, süpüleerua Linta.Roger will arrive first, before Linda.
palantaacfapalanajawaavsflowingfluyendo


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