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aꞌünposs1seedsemillasüꞌü aippia suluꞌu sütaaippia seed in its shellcfasüꞌüjaawaüyee2bulletbalacfkousüla
aꞌüicfashimiaaꞌülükeraünposs1father-in-law (of a woman)suegro (de mujer)2daughter-in-law (of a man)nuera (de hombre)taꞌüi, nierüin tachonmy daughter-in-law (of a man), my son’s wife
aꞌülücfaꞌüikeraünposs1mother-in-law (of a woman)suegra (de mujer)taꞌülümy mother-in-law (of a woman)2daughter-in-law (of a woman)nuera (de mujer)
aꞌülüjaa1vtscoldregañarAꞌülüjashi sümüin.He scolded her.La regañó.2viquarreldisputar
aꞌülüjirawaa1viarguediscutirSünainjee jüꞌülüjiraakuꞌu jümüin, asheꞌejiraa meenia jia suluꞌujee.As a result of your constant arguing, you are going to come to blows.Por tanta alegadera, se van a agarrar a puñetazos.synaaꞌayajirawaacfpeꞌipoloojirawaa2nargumentdisputaEekalaka saaꞌin wane aꞌülüjirawaa.There was an argument.
aꞌünnaafr. var. ofaꞌütpünaapostbyporTü wayuu eekai sülatüin nüꞌünnaa Jesús, ....The people who passed by Jesus, ....
aꞌünüünpossenemyenemigoAcheküsü jülüjain naaꞌin palajana müleka nükanajeechire chi nüꞌünüükai.He needs to first consider whether he will (be able to) defeat his enemy.cfaꞌürülaaꞌürülawaa
aꞌürülanpossangeriraAkaajasa jiakana, nnojo mmolüin jia seema tü naꞌürülakat, süka shiimüin sünain taaꞌinmajeenain jia noulia.However, do not be afraid of their anger, because I will surely protect you from them.synaashichin 1jashieecfaꞌünüüaꞌürülawaa
aꞌürülajawaavi1wrestleluchar2strain, striveesforzarse
aꞌürülawaacfaꞌünüüaꞌürülavthateodiarWane wayuu eekai nüꞌürülaain nüpüshi müshi aka saaꞌin erü.A man who hates / envies his family is like a dog (i.e. he doesn’t hold them in any special relationship).synkanainyüü aaꞌincfaashichijawaaüttaa aaꞌin
aꞌüshinpossson-in-law (of woman)yerno (de mujer)recipemeshi
aꞌütaa achikivttravel around throughrecorrerNaꞌüta achiküt joo süpaꞌa Chipre süpüshuaꞌa.They travelled through all the of territory of Cyprus.
aꞌütpaꞌacomp. ofapaꞌa 3postbeside, next toal lado de, junto asüraloꞌu mürüt, süꞌütpaꞌa suꞌuwakatcrown of animal’s head, beside its hornscfaꞌatoꞌukepiaa aꞌütpaꞌabe neighbor
aꞌütpünaafr. var.aꞌünnaapostbesideal lado deJuletsü nüꞌütpünaa.She is lying beside him.
aꞌwaajaacfawaajaavtpraise, glorifyalabar¡Anakaja waꞌwaajüle chi Maleiwakai...Let’s praise God...Niakai, aꞌwaajiraashi nümüiwa.As for him, he is just glorifying himself.
aꞌwaajawaavi1testifytestificar2announceanunciar
aꞌwaataavishout, screamgritarTaꞌwaatakalaka emetut.I screamed loudly.synowoottowaa
aꞌwaatawaavi1brag, boastjactarseNnojotsü kasain nuꞌwaataain aluꞌu nuꞌupala Maleiwa.There was nothing in which he could boast before God.2take pride (in)gloriar (en)cfatalajawaa 2
aꞌwachirawaavilay face down, incline oneselfagacharse, inclinarseAꞌwachiraashii mmaluꞌu.They prostrated themselves on the ground.
aꞌwalaabs.walashinposshair (of the head)cabelloTaüjain nuꞌwala.I cut his hair.cfoi 1
aꞌwalakajaavtscatter, disperse; spreadesparcir, dispersarOtta nüchiajaain naya suulia naꞌwalakajüin nüchiki.And he admonished them that they not spread the news about him.cfayurulaa 2
aꞌwalakajawaavi1disperse, spread out, separatedispersarse, separarseantakotchajawaacfwalakataa2come apartdesarmarsesynajuichajawaa
aꞌwanajawaavtexchange, trade, changecambiarAnasü saaꞌin tamüin suꞌwanajaanüi (...)It seems good to me if it were changed (to a different word / rendering).syneeꞌiranajawaa 1eeꞌirataa 1cfeeꞌiratawaa
aꞌwanajawaa akuaippa1vtregenerate (change one's life)regenerar2vibe regeneratedregenerarse


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