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emeꞌerajawaacfmeeꞌeravijokebromear
emeꞌrawaa aaꞌuvttake what belongs to another, dispossessquitar lo que pertenece a otro, apoderarse de lo ajenowanaa sümaa shimeꞌraanüin aaꞌu tü jükorolokot sütüma wayuuwhen your belongings were (wrongfully) taken away from you by peoplecfemeejaa 2
ememajaafr. var.ememejaacfememeravisprinkle (rain)lloviznarEmemajüsü tü juyakat.The rain is sprinkling.cfaꞌitaa juyakaꞌüliaa
ememeracfememajaanposssprinklingAlũũjüsü shimemera maikki tü kaliinakat.The chicken is pecking up the (sprinkled) pieces of ground corn.La gallina está comiendo maize.
ememmaanchicha liquorchicha alcohólica
emeroloocfméroméroovisinkhundirseNuꞌttakalaka sünain nimerolo nimerolo nümüin shirokumüin tü palaakat.He began to sink, little by little, into the sea.
emeshicfashimia 1keraünpossmother-in-law (of a man)suegra (del hombre)tü pümeshikat, shii puꞌwayuusekatyour mother-in-law, the mother of your wiferecipaꞌüshi
emetaavtput in watermeter en agua
emetawaavtoverdoexcederse
emetuluadv1loudlyen alta vozTaꞌwaatakalaka emetut.I screamed loudly.Süsürülüin emetulu.They closed them (doors) loudly.2forcefullyfuertemente
emianposstravel foodcomida para el viajeJe ajaꞌlajaaitpa tü nemiakat.And their travel food is all gone (used up).
emiiruanpossyounger sister (younger female of female Ego’s sib of same generation)hermana menor (de una hembra)temiiruayuumy younger sisters (pl) (of female)cfashunuuemüliarecipepayagenawala
emiꞌijaaviplayjugarEmiꞌijeeshi karaloukta.He wants to / likes to play with a (paper) puzzle.synashaittaacfemiꞌiraemiꞌijiraahave a party
emiꞌijawaavi1playjugarAnashi temiꞌijaai namaa.It would be good if I play with them.2play aroundjuguetear
emiꞌijiraader. ofemiꞌijaavihave a party, celebratehacer fiestaNimiꞌijitkalaka joꞌo saaꞌu tia napüla napüshua na niꞌipajanakana.He had a party given on that occasion for all his subordinates.cfmiꞌiraa 1
emiꞌiracfmiꞌiraanposstoy; playthingjugueteNnojotsü nücheküin saapaaneein nimiꞌira.He doesn’t like for his toys to be taken.No le gusta que se cogen sus juguetes.cfemiꞌijaa
emiraavsbe full (of food, drink)estar hartoEmirasü sümüꞌünüin wayuu.People’s animals are full / well-fed. (abundance of pasture)antaiwaa jamüemiroꞌuluseason of plenty
emiralaavt1swallowtragarEmiratsü jiꞌrupu sümaa leechi.She swallowed gnats with the milk. (reason baby goat sneezing).Tragó mosquitos con la leche.2take a pilltomar una pastillaAisü püleꞌe; emiraleeshi.Your stomach hurts; you need to take a pill.
emiriijaaDel español medirvtmeasuremedirNimiriijakalaka tü sükaꞌlein tü sükulaatsekat.He measured the thickness of its wall.synayaawajaa 2
emiriijianpossmeasuring deviceobjeto o instrumento de medidashimiriijia sairü kaꞌikatmeasuring device of the temperature of the daysynayaawatia
emiroꞌulucomp. ofemiraa-oꞌuluadvseason of plenty (food)tiempo de abundancia (alimento)antjamoꞌulu
emüliaabs.emülieenpossyounger brotherhermano menor (varón)Nüsülajanain wane temülia tamüin wanaa sümaa chejeein taya sünain ojoittaa chi tashikai.A younger brother of mine gave it to me when I went to my father’s funeral.cfemiiruarecipepayagenawala
epayanpossolder sibling (brother or sister)hermano mayor, hermana mayorNeꞌejena nipaya Agustín, shiꞌirumakai niikat.It’s Agustin’s older brother’s vehicle, his mother’s first born.El carro del hermano mayor de Agustín, primogénito de su mamá.¿Jara epayaaka?Who is the oldest (sibling)?recipemiiruaemüliagenawala
epeetaavtpeel backpelarEpeetünüsü kineewa.A banana is peeled.
epeeyüina certain mythological beingcierto ser mitológicocfchaamawanetüünai


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