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eꞌiyeisefr. var.eꞌiyeinsenposschinmentón, barbillaweꞌiyeinseour chin
eꞌiyejaacfjiꞌiyeevtrefuse, denynegar
eꞌiyounpossvisitor, guestvisita, huéspedNüsanaain tü nüsiiyasekat chi niꞌiyoukai.He is taking off / setting off the saddle of his guest.
eꞌnnewaacfeꞌraavtwelcomedar la bienvenidaMüliajüsü naaꞌin atumaa süka nnojoliin neꞌnneein.They are sought after to be harmed / mistreated / persecuted because they are unwelcome. (e.g. a foreigner) (Lit: Their hearts suffer by someone because they aren’t wanted to be seen.)
eꞌraacfeꞌnnewaaeꞌrajaaeꞌrajawaavt1seeverTeꞌrüin pülüꞌüjüin.I saw you carrying it.cfjaꞌyaa 2meꞌrajuwaarouya2experienceexperimentarMüleka jaapaaleinkeje tamüin tü tamakat jümüin sünain nnojoliin wojuittajanain Cretajee, nnojolüje weꞌrüin tü müliaa weꞌrakat maaꞌulu otta nnojolüje kasain amüloulin jütüma.If you had accepted of me what I said to you that we should not leave Crete, we would not be experiencing the suffering we are experiencing at this time and you would not have had any loss.
eꞌraa achiküvtadmit, acknowledgeadmitir, confesarNnojotsü niꞌra achikü shiꞌyerüla nüsheꞌin.He does not admit that his clothes are dirty.No admite / no reconoce que su ropa tiene mancha.
eꞌraa amüinvtdisrespect, mistreatno respetarNeꞌreechi amüin tayakaꞌiya.They will not respect me either / mistreat me also.syneꞌraa wayumüineꞌraꞌalaa amüinmistreat
eꞌraa wayumüinvimistreat, be insolent, be impudentmaltratar, atreverse con¡Piiraka piakat! ¿Jamüsü pia pirütka aaꞌin wayuumüin tamüin?Hey! Why are you behaving so badly toward me? (daring / bold / forward)¡ (Mira) Oye tú! ¿Por qué eres tan atrevido conmigo?syneꞌraa amüin
eꞌraajaavtknowconocerWaraittüi pia waneepia, piꞌraajeerü mmakat süpüshua.If you go walking everyday, you will know the land.
eꞌrajaacfeꞌraaeꞌrajawaavtwatch, look atmirarsynanajaa1eꞌrajaa aaꞌulook after; guard
eꞌrajaa aaꞌuphr. vb. ofeꞌrajaaaaꞌu 3vtlook after, guardcuidar, vigilarEꞌrajüshi saaꞌu shishijaain Linta.He’s watching over Linda’s laundry (so it won’t be stolen).synanajaa aaꞌu 1cfaaꞌinmajaawachimon
eꞌrajawaacfeꞌraaeꞌrajaavt1look at, viewmirarShiꞌrajaain jemeyutkot.She is viewing the new-borns (puppies).cfeirakawaa2observe, examine, check onobservar, examinarTeꞌrajaain.I checked on her. (looked at to find out about)cfanalawaa amüin
eꞌrajawaa aaꞌinid. ofaaꞌinvtvisualize, come to mindvisualizarTeꞌrajaataain saaꞌin tü teikat.My mother comes to my mind. (I visualize her involuntarily.)cfekiiruꞌuwaa 1
eꞌraꞌalaa amüinunspec. comp. form ofeꞌraa amüin-aꞌalaavt1mistreatmaltratarOtta na waneeirua eenajiruushikana, neꞌraꞌala amüinchii na achepchiee ajütüüshikana nanainmüin.And the others who had been invited mistreated the servants who had been sent to them.2take advantage ofaprovecharse deNiꞌraꞌala amüinrü tü laülaakat sütüma moꞌuwaa.He took advantage of the old woman by means of (her) blindness.synkapümüinyüü aaꞌin
eꞌriraavtilluminateiluminar
eꞌririanilluminatorlo que ilumina
eꞌrüi wayumüinnevildoermalhechortü eꞌrütnuukat wayuumüinthese bandits // misfits // badly behaving people // disrespectful
emechifr. var.emechanpossember, live coal of a firebrasaIshasü tatüna süka shimechi / süka mooto.My arm got / was burned with a hot coal / with a motorcycle.antjoonecfkaruwankushemamashaija 2
emeejaavt1deceiveengañarsynaꞌalaajaa 2cfalawaa2cheat, defrauddefraudarAjuyaajaa neerü / (wane kasa) sümaa nnojolüin nümaꞌana tü nuwalaajüinjatkat aka, emeejüshi neꞌe.To borrow money / (something) without having that with which to repay it, he is just defrauding.synemeetaa oꞌu 2cfemeꞌrawaa aaꞌu3betraytraicionar4allure, enticetentarNimeejüin tü jieyuukat.He allures the women.synemeꞌeraa aaꞌin 2
emeetaa oꞌuvt1deceiveengañarShimeet oꞌulii waya süka palitchon eküülü.She took advantage of us by giving us little food. (Hypoth: if she only gave them a little food when we had lots.)Nemeetoꞌuchi taya.They deceived me.Ellos me engañaron.2cheatestafarNimeetoꞌulii neꞌe waya süka shiatapünaa neꞌe tü wakanainkat.He just cheated / deceived us by only (giving us) half of our earnings. (Hypoth: if they had earned $5000 and were only given $2500 on payday)synemeejaa 2
emejaavtlove, find infatuatingenamorarse deNimejüin tü kaashakat.He loves / is infatuated with the drum.enamorarcfachekaa 1aiwaa apülaamüraajaa
emejuunasefr. var.emechajuunasecfjaawanposscompanioncompañeroshimejuunase ~ shimechajuunaseher / its companioncfawalaꞌataaꞌata 3
emeꞌeraa aaꞌincfkemeꞌeriaavt1convince, persuadeconvencer, persuadirNiakalaka nemeꞌera aaꞌin palajana chi wayuu niꞌipajachikai.So they first persuaded (RSV) his secretary.2allure, tempt, enticeatraer, tentarNimeꞌerüin saaꞌin.He allured (Eve’s) heart.synemeejaa 4
emeꞌerainpalaposs. ofmeeꞌerapalabutt of jokenpossbutt of jokeblanco de broma, burlaNimeꞌerainpalashi taya.He is making fun of me.


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