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aꞌwatawaavtput on (cover)
aꞌwayuusecfwayuu 1npossspouse, husband, wifeesposo, esposaEeꞌirataasü münüsü wane wayuu müleka saapaale wane wayuu naata nuulia chi suꞌwayuusekai.A woman is said to “change” if she takes a different man in place of her husband.syneechineerüinkaꞌwayuuseehave spouse
aꞌwiirafr. var.aꞌwüiranposs1tear(s)lágrimasKaꞌwiirashi maꞌi.He really has tears. (young boy, after crying)cfera 42spring (of water)manantialOjutuusü saaꞌu süseꞌeruꞌuweematapünaain tü süchikalüirua otta tü suꞌwüirakalüirua wüin.It fell on nearly half (a third) of the rivers and springs of water.
aꞌyaajaafr. var.aꞌchaajaaaꞌtsaajaacfasheꞌetaa 1vt1hit, strike (with long object)pegarNaluwataakalaka sünain saakatünüin tü nasheꞌinkat süpüla naꞌyaajünüinjanain süka wunuꞌu.They ordered that their clothes be taken off that they might be beaten with wood (rods).synatunaacfayounjaa2whipazotarPablo, aꞌyaajünüshi.Paul was whipped.
aꞌyaataafr. var.aꞌchaataacfajataaasheꞌetaa 1vt1hit, strike (with surface of long object)pegar, golpearTaꞌyaatüin sünain nnojolüin taaꞌinjeein shia.I struck her (with a stick while playing) without intending to.cfaꞌitaa2beatazotar
aꞌyajaaCheck and compare with ayayajaa. Variants of same word? Distinct synonyms?vtheat upcalentar¡Piꞌyaja wasaiwa!Heat it up so that we may drink it! (coffee that was cold)
aꞌyalajaavi1cryllorarAꞌyalajawaisü süchiirua.She (regularly) cried for her. (for a death or other causes of sadness)Ella lloraba por ella.2play (audio equipment)sonar (equipo de audio)Aꞌyalajüshi chi raawiakai.The radio is playing.
aꞌyalajiraavt1play audio equipment; play musical instrumenttocar (música, voz, sonido) en equipo de audio; tocar instrumento musicalPiꞌyalajira waapajaiwa.Play it (tape recorder) so we can listen.cfatalejaa 1maasü2have a funeraltener veloriocfalapajaa 1
aꞌyananpossbilehielshiꞌyana kaaꞌula je shiꞌyana wayuubile of goat or bile of a person
aꞌyapüjaafr. var.aꞌyapajaavtsew; stitchcoserShiꞌyapüjain tü süsheꞌinkat.She sewed her clothes.
aꞌyapüjianpossarticle used in sewingobjeto de uso en cosersaruuna, wane wotso kuluulu aꞌyapujuushi süka wutia aꞌyapüjiasaruuna a cloth bag sewn with a sewing needle (in contrast with a crocheted bag)
aꞌyarülafr. var.ayarülacfaꞌyarülajaayarüttaanpossdirt, filthmanchaNnojotsü niꞌra achikü shiꞌyerüla nüsheꞌin.He does not admit that his clothes are dirty.No admite / no reconoce que su ropa tiene mancha.
aꞌyarülajaacfaꞌyarülayarüttaavtget something dirtyensuciar
aꞌyataaipl.aꞌyataaliinon-masc.aꞌyataalünworker, laborertrabajador
aꞌyatajawaavtdivide in cut pieces
aꞌyatawaa1viworktrabajarNnojotsü süpüla piküinjatüin müleka nnojorüle piꞌyataain.You won’t be able to eat if you don’t work.2nwork, labortrabajo3njob, employmentempleo
aꞌyotaafr. var.oꞌyotoo1vi1sprout new growthretoñarwanaa sümaa shiꞌyotüin süpanawhen their leaves sprout again2be fruitful
aꞌyouktaaContrast the similar ayouktaa that has no glottal.vibreak (e.g. rope)romper (por ejemplo una cuerda)Aꞌyouktüsü tejerü tamaa.My hammock rope broke with me (in the hammock).synapüttaa
aꞌyülüjaacfayüttaayülaavtbreakpartir
aꞌyülüjaa awatseid. ofawatse 1vttrickhacerle trampaNiꞌyülüja awatsenü jia süka tü nümakat jümüin.He has tricked you (into believing what he wanted you to) by what he has said to you.capotear--está echando para cuentacfanoujiraa
alaaadjlying, untruthfulmentirosowayuu alaalying personpersona mentirosacfalawaa
alaamainposs. oflaamanpossmasteramoNüchuntüin nümüin chi nülaamainkai.He pleaded to his master.
alaapaintree species with oval leaf and sweet, white flower clusterespecie de árbolgenwunuꞌu 1


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