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palastaacfapalasirawaavsbe lying downestar acostado, estar tendidoPalastüsü tü wonkot.The hat is lying down.Palastüshi saꞌaka alama.He is lying in the (midst of) grass.synjuꞌletaa 1
palausituꞌucomp. ofpalousaatuꞌunswallow (bird), scissor tailgolondrina
palawaader. ofpalaavsbrackish, saltysaladoPalaasü.It’s brackish. (well water)cfishiijashüꞌüwaapüsiaageneꞌejü
paliꞌinashceniza
palirawaacfapalirajaavsmixedmezcladopaliraasümixed (teaching both in Sp. and Guajiro; stones, sand, glass, pieces of block all intermingled on the ground)Timoteo, wane wayuu paliraashi.Timothy was a mixed (race) person.
palirü1adjfew, littlepoco(s)tü palit pütchi tashajüitpakat jümüinthese few words I have written to youestas pocas palabras que les he escrito VPE2pronfew, littlepoco(s)chi eekai nükotchajüin palit neꞌehe who gathered littleel que había recogido poco VPE3vsbe little, be fewser pocoMayaasüje palirüin neꞌe tü pütchi alawaa aküjünakat jümüin, ...Even though the lies you are told be few, ...palitchonfew; little (amount)
palitchoncomp. ofpalirü-chon1adjfewpocosAnteechi palitchon kaꞌi.He will arrive in a few days.cfyootchon 1gradwattaa aalinwainmakojuyaaseveral, manyanamaꞌa maapalitchon 1fewmojushi2pronlittle (amount)poquitocfmotsoo 23advlittlepocoPalitchon aiin nia süpüla chajatkat / chajatkalüirua Marakaiwa.Those from Maracaibo care little for him / like him a little.Ella / ellos de Maracaibo quiere poco a él.
palousanscissorstijerasOꞌyonoojüsü süpasüla kuluutkot süka palousa.I’m cutting the dangling threads of the cloth with scissors.palausituꞌuscissor tail
panfrom Spanish pannbreadpan
pansawaavs1straightderechosynlotaa 1cflamataapaꞌataapuꞌutaa2sure, reliableseguro (confiable)Mayaainje taküjiraain tachiki, pansaasü tü tamakatEven though I testify about myself, what I say is sure3uprightrectowane akaratshishii tooloyuu eekai jiꞌrüin sünain pansaain nakuaippasome seven men whom you see are upright in behavior4justjustosüka wane sükuaippa pansaasüwith justice (in a just manner)con justicia
pansawaa aaꞌinvs1upright (morally), righteousdecente, justo2skillfulhábil
pansawaa akuaippavswell-behaved, compliantcorrecto, conformepansaa akuaippalii jiayou (pl) are well-behaved / compliant
pansawaa anüiküvsbe a sure word, be a certain word, be a promiseser palabra segurasynlotaa anüikü
pantaavssway-backcóncavo (de la espalda)synchamataaantjokotaa
panyeerücfpaaꞌinyanscarf, handkerchiefpañuelocfekiyaalaja
pariirfrom Spanish "barril"nbarrelbarrilooro pariiriagold barrel (shape of bead)oro en forma de barril
paroujanParaujano ethnic group of Venezuelaetnia paraujana de Venezuelacfwayuu 2
paruluanspecies of cactus (“barrel” cactus)especie de cactusEkaajuushi tü süchonkat parulua.I ate barrel cactus fruit.
paruusaadjwhite (color of cow)blanco (color de vaca)paaꞌa paruusawhite cowvaca blancocfkasuutai
pasalawaa atümader. ofid. ofasala 2vsbe avenged byser vengado porPasalajeechi pia tatüma sümaꞌanajee / süka türa wayuukalüirua.I will avenge you of these people.Yo te vengaré de esa gente.cfasalaa atümakasalajanaa amüin atüma
pasaleemaaunspec. comp. form of-eemavshave scorched flavortener olor de quemado
pasanain anainpostin the middle of, in betweenen medio de, entrepasanainmüin sünain uuchikatin the midst of the mountainsootoluushi pasanain sünain sücheꞌeits cut / it is cut in the middle of its ear (interior)Neenajakalaka Jesús wane jintüi nünainmüin pasanain nanain na nikirajüinkana.Jesus called a boy to him in the midst of his disciples.cfaseꞌeruꞌu 1aꞌaka 2
pasanainwaa achikivsbe surrounded byser rodeado porPasanainsü tü pueulokat nachiki.The city was surrounded by them.
pasanuaavsthin (cylindrical)delgado (de objetos cilíndricos)pasanuasüthin (cylindrical objects, e.g. pencil, human body)antlaüktaacfarülaa 1aürülaamoulii
pasiruwawaaviget injuredsufrir dañoPasiruwaajiraashi neꞌe pia pükuaippaYou are only injuring yourselfcfasirü 1kasiraa 1


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