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jimataacfeimalawaamaittaa1vsbe inactive, be at restestar quieto, estar de descanso... süka jimatüin nia waneꞌeereꞌeya nütamaain anapa nia.... because he is inactive until he gets up when he is well.2vsbe calm, be at peaceestar tranquilo, estar en pazjimatüsü tü mmakat eere nuluwataainthe land is at peace where he rulesantjiwaꞌataacfanaa aaꞌin3vsbe patienttener paciencia4viquiet downcalmarse
jimefr. var.jimanfishpez, pescado¡Poojo soikat jime maaya wekaiwa!Hurry and scale the fish so that we may eat!
jimoꞌolupl.jimoꞌonnuucfjimaꞌain1girl (pre-puberty)muchachaJimoꞌolüirü maꞌi tü atujakat.This nursing one is very nearly a youth.seqjoꞌuubabyjintulugirljimoꞌolu 1girl (pre-puberty)majayülükeꞌirumayülüataralüirüadult (female)2female animal not yet of age for bearing offspring
jintulungirlniñacftepichictprtjintüiboyseqjoꞌuubabyjintulugirljimoꞌolu 1girl (pre-puberty)majayülükeꞌirumayülüataralüirüadult (female)
jintüinboymuchacho, niño¿Jera nuuyase wane jintüi? Mekiisat juya poloo mekiisalümüin.How many years old is a jintüi (young boy)? 8 to 18 years.cftepichictprtjintulugirlseqjoꞌuubabyjintüiboyjimaꞌaiyouth (unmarried male)ataralüichiadult (male)laülaa 2
jiruttaavswrinkledarrugadoJiruttüsü suꞌupünaakat.Her face is wrinkled. (?) (old woman)
jitnutantree species (compound leaf, yellow flower, bean pod)especie de árbolgenwunuꞌu 1
jiwaꞌataacfeiwaꞌajawaavsbe troubled, be agitatedestar inquieto, estar agitadoantjimataa 2
jokomanwormgusanoJokoma lemtüshi mmoluꞌupünaa.Caterpillar worm is crawling on the ground.piyoliina süpüla jokoma, shipi jokomamedicine, a type of), for worms, worm medicine (in treating the animals)cfwuliyuuna
jokooliwanlizard speciesespecie de lagartocfjaatulukulukulumashatwashalüyoui
jokotaavshump-backedjorobadoantchamataapantaacfmaseꞌetuꞌuwaa
joꞌomanAfrican bee, assassin beeabeja africana, abeja asesinaJoꞌoma ... shiküin taya wattaꞌapa.Assassin bee ... (it) stung me this morning.cfjesulajunuunaikoꞌoisimutsüshi mapagenwuchii 2
joꞌuunbabynene, bebéoꞌulijaa joꞌuuto hold / carry a babycargar el niñocftepichiseqjoꞌuubabyjintulugirljimoꞌolu 1girl (pre-puberty)majayülükeꞌirumayülüataralüirüadult (female)joꞌuubabyjintüiboyjimaꞌaiyouth (unmarried male)ataralüichiadult (male)laülaa 2joꞌuwaa aaꞌinhumble; obedientwunuꞌu joꞌuuseedling
joꞌuuchonadj1little, smallpequeñojaꞌitairü miyoꞌuin tü anuakat, apalaitaasü süka wane ojununtia joꞌuuchonalthough the ship is large, it is steered by a small rudderantmiyoꞌu 1cfaluwaimiyoꞌu 12shortcorto
joꞌuwaa aaꞌinid. ofjoꞌuuaaꞌin 1This phrase warrants further careful study since the way I understood (and used) it in Acts, i.e. "humility" seems to carry almost an opposite sense as that which Rich used in other books, i.e. "childish / immature" (examples in sense 3).vs1humblehumildeOtta talatüshii naya je joꞌuujiraasü naaꞌin namüinjiraa.And they were happy and they were simple / humble toward one another.2obedientobediente3immatureinmadurojoꞌuusü jaaꞌin sünain anoujaa nünain Cristoyou were immature in believing in Christ
jolonmanioc flourharina de yuca
jolotoovsblisteredampolladoJolotsü tajapü. (jolotoo ajapü)My hand has / got a blister.cfoolojowaa
jolotsünstarestrellaAchuwalaapünaasü jolotsü ajutuukalü.The falling star shone momentarily.synshüliwalacfjüliꞌwai
joojolaavimeltderretirse
jookinflashlightlinterna(A)chuwajaasü jooki.The flashlight shines.
jooꞌuyainterjLet’s go!¡Vámonos!¡Jooꞌuya wekaaiwa!Let’s go eat!
jooluꞌuadv1nowahoraSütüsü paala; ajalajaasü jooluꞌu.It itched before; now it’s stopped.cfmaaꞌulu 12soonprontoPirateerü jooluꞌu karaloukta.The booklet will soon be full.
joonendead (non-burning) coal of a fire, charcoallo que queda de una brasa después de haberse extinguidaantemechicfkaruwankushemamashaija 2
joowaavsbe susceptible, be inclined to, be prone toser susceptible, ser propensoAamajüsü suulia jooin süpüla eewawaa oꞌtta süpüla keewainyüü.She fasts lest she have a propensity to being injured or to injuring others.synpachepachee


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