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akaꞌleincfkaꞌleenpossthicknessgruesonimiriijakalaka tü sükaꞌlein tü sükulaatsekat.he measured the thickness of its wall.
akaliafr. var.akaꞌiyacfkaꞌinposs1day of, time ofdía de, tiempo desükalia eemerawaathe day of rest2datefechaSoꞌukaꞌi, poloo apünüinmüin nükaꞌiya kashikai.Today is the thirteenth day of the month.Hoy es el trece (del mez).3length of timeduración de tiempo¿Eeirü pükalia yaamüin?Have you (fem) been here a long time?¿Ud. (fem) tiene mucho tiempo de estar aquí?kakaliaaold; long time
akaluꞌujaader. ofkaluꞌuwaavtfill; loadllenar; cargarAkaluꞌujüsü sümüchi.She filled her jug.Akaluꞌujuushi naꞌapüla.His gun is loaded. (picture of man holding a rifle)
akaluꞌujianpossobject used for filling a containerinstrumento utilizado para llenar un recipiente¡Püsaaja tamüin wane iita takaluꞌujiainjatü tü amüchikat!Bring me a gourd to fill the water jug! (my water-jug filler)¡Tráeme una calabaza para llenar la múcura!
akamajaacfakamüsalavtsmoke (tobacco)fumar¿Akamajeeshi / akaijeeshi?Do you want to smoke (a cigarette)?synakaijaa 1cfyüi
akamüsalacfakamajaanposssmokehumosynamüsain
akanainnpossearningssueldo; gananciaanuꞌuya poloosü neerü, sükanain tü waneesia paapakat paala tamüin.here then are ten coins, the earnings of the one you gave me earlier.cfakanajaa1 2
akanajaa11vtbeat (in contest), defeatvencerTakanajüin Antonio.I beat Antonio. (in a contest)antakanajuwaa2vtearn; winganarneꞌrüin sünain nnojolüitpain süpüla nakanajüinjanain neerü sükajee shiakat.they saw that they were no longer going to be able to earn money by means of her.cfakanain3nprizepremiowane akanajaa washirüa rich “prize”
akanajaa2der. ofkanaavtcolorcolorear
akanajuwaavibe beaten, lose (a contest), be defeatedser vencido¿Jara akanajuuka woola?Who lost / was beaten in the ballgame?antakanajaa1 1
akanaꞌalaa aaꞌinvtcheatestafarakanaꞌalaa saaꞌin wayuuto cheat a person (e.g. request more reimbursement than it really cost)
akapajaavtcastratecapar
akaratshifr. var.akaraishi1adjsevensieteAkaratshisü sütujuna.It has seven rafters.2pronsevensiete
akasalajaafr. var. ofasalajaasharpensharpen
akatajirawaaviseparate, break upsepararseAkatajiraashii.They (argued and) separated. (Paul and Barnabas)
akatalaacfasütaavt1separatesepararNükatalakalaka nojuuna tü süpüshikat nümüin.He secretly separated part of it (the income) for himself.2remove, subtractapartar, restar¡Pükatala piamasü!Remove two!¡Aparta dos!
akatalawaavi1separateapartarseAkatalaashii waya nuulia Maleiwakai.We (have) separated ourselves from God.2partabrirse
akatchejaavtcutcortarAkatchejuushi sücheꞌe süka rüi, süka lawaaja (~ nawaaja).Its ear is cut with a knife, (or) with a razor.cfawalaa1 1ootoloooꞌyotowaa
akatsüinjaa aaꞌinid. ofaaꞌin 6cfkatsüinwaa aaꞌinvtstrengthenreforzarAkatsinjüneesü naaꞌin süpüla nnojolinjachin najaꞌijüin aaꞌin.He needs to strengthen himself so that he not give up (before reaching the goal).Hay que darle fuerza para que no se rinde (antes de llegar a la meta).cfashüküjaa 1atütajaaootoo 2
akattalaader. ofkattaavtlift, raise, tip uplevantar
akoꞌulawaacfkoꞌutaaviquiet downcallarsesynayüꞌülawaa
akolochajaafr. var.okolochojoocfakotchajaakottaavtgatherrecoger


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