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poluwaader. ofoluvsarranged in rows, arranged edge to edgeagrupado en hileraspoluwasürows or arrangements of yotojolo on a roofcfkooꞌutaa 1pekiiwaa
ponoo aaꞌinid. ofaaꞌincfoponojowaa aaꞌinvt1amaze, surprisemaravillar, asombrar¡Nnojo ponüin paaꞌin paapünüle amüin kepein!Don’t be surprised if they give you coffee (when visiting)!¡No te maravilles si te brindan café!tü wayuukolüirua sainküin mmakat süpüshua, ponüshi maꞌi saaꞌin chi wanülüükaithe people of all the earth were amazed by the demoncfpatataa aaꞌinIt would appear that the thing / person that produces the fascination / amazement serves as the syntactic subject of the verb ponoo while the one amazed is marked as the possessor of aaꞌin. However in the case of an incorporated predicate, e.g. pono aaꞌinchi the agreement (as a suffix on aaꞌin) appears to be with the person who is fascinated / amazed.2fascinatefascinarPono aaꞌinchi raawia.He’s fascinated with (his) radio. (e.g. takes it around with him all the time, newly acquired, a novelty)
poolotoocfopoolojooviboilhervirNnojotsü poolotüin.It’s not boiling. (the water)
pooporoFrom Spanish fósforo.nmatchfósforoIsasü süchikü shipejaain siki tü tawalakat süka nnojolüin poopora sümaꞌana.My sister could not light the fire because she had no matches.Mi hermana no pudo prender la candela porque no tenía fósforos.
poopowaacfpootshivsmuddy (soft)lodosocfkónokónooméroméroopüshupshuu
pootefrom Spanish potenmetal canpoteKaluꞌusü türa pootekat suukala.That can has sugar (in it).
pootshicfpoopowaanmudbarroAtüküshi pootshi.He is putting mud on (walls of house).Je süka türa ajuitteena waya saꞌakajee tü pootshkat.And that’s the way (with that) we will get out of the mud. (hypothetical example of a truck stuck in the mud)Y así / de esa manera saldrémos del barro.cfopootaa
posiiyoFrom Spanish pocillo.ncuppocilloOꞌlojooshii jaara, posiiyo.They are washing (dishes), jars, cups.
potshonoifr. var.potshonaiwotshonoindragonflylibélulaJe potshonoi, shiale wainmain, süpülajatü juya tiaꞌaya.And if there are lots of dragonflies, that’s also a sign of rain.
puattoꞌucomp. ofpuettaoꞌu1 3fr. var.puettoꞌundoor, doorway, gatepuerta, verjaAntüshii naya sünainmüin tü puattoꞌu kachuweerakat ....They came to the iron gate ....cfmiichoꞌu
puettaFrom Spanish puerta.ndoorpuertaAsheꞌetuushi sütüma puettakat.He was tripped / stumbled (bumped) by the door.synmiichoꞌupuattoꞌudoorway, gate
pueuloFrom Spanish pueblo.ntown, citypueblo (aldea), ciudad... na kepiakana suluꞌu tü pueulo kanüliakat Lida.... those who lived in the city named Lydda.cfmiichipalairua
puꞌutaavsinclined (straight)inclinadocflamataapansawaa 1
puluumaFrom Spanish plomo.nleadplomogenkachueera 2
puututadjyoung (equine)joven (equino), potropüliiki puututyoung donkey (also applies to horses and mules but not other animals; doesn’t differentiate sex of the animal)cfpaaruuta
püinyader. ofapüinjaanplanting stickpalo utilizado para sembrar
püitchinpeccarysaíno
pülaacfapülainapülajaakapülainwaavs1powerful (especially supernatural)poderosoJe nnojotsü jütüjaain naaꞌu Maleiwa sünain pülashaatain maꞌi nia.And you [pl] don't know that God is extremely powerful.2harmfuldañino3sacred, holysagradotü mma eere pia shaꞌwatüin, pülasü süka aniin taya suluꞌu.the place where you are standing is holy because I (God) am here in it.
pülaa aaꞌinvsbe proud (negative sense), be haughty, be arrogantser arroganteAꞌwaataashii maꞌi naya suluꞌu nakuaippa sümaa pülain naaꞌin suulia wayuu.They boast about themselves and feel superior to other people.
pülaasaFrom Spanish plaza.fr. var.pülaasünplaza, public squareplazaNoꞌunitkalaka naya chamüin süpaꞌamüin pülaasakat namaꞌanamüin na laülaayuukanaThey brought them to the marketplace (public square) before the authoritiescfmetkaalü
pülaatan1plate, dishplatojiitain je jüpülaatseyour cups and your platesOꞌlojooinjatü taya pülaata.I’m going to wash the dishes.2silverplatatüra eekai saainjuushin süka ooro, pülaata, otta ipathose that are made with gold, silver, or stonecfneerü 2genkachueera 2
pülaꞌananplantain (cooking banana)plátanoAjuriichajüsü pülaꞌana (süka manteeka).She fries plátano (with cooking oil). (no water is used for meat, eggs, plátano)
pülaꞌulianspecies of weedespecie de mala hierbacfooꞌulia
püliikifr. var.püliikündonkeyburroAürütsü püliikü.The donkey is skinny.
püloꞌuliaantype of semi-precious stone (red or red with white)piedra semi-preciosacfkurulaashoꞌusattapiattuꞌuma


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