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achuꞌlaafr. var.atuꞌlaavt1kissbesarsünain nakoꞌojooin nünain otta nachuꞌlüin nuwalapaꞌaembracing him and kissing his cheeksynatujirawaa 1epesulaaousajaa2suckchupar
achumajaafr. var.achunjaacfachuunaavi1jealouscelosoAchunjüshi taya naaꞌujee shiiꞌiree atüjaa ...I’m jealous (of him), wanting to know how to ... (e.g. type well)2covetcodiciarkachunraijealous
achunkajaavtchewmascarAchunkajüshi Cantina aippia.Cantina is chewing aippia pods. (he was throwing a stick to knock down seed pods)synakünülaa
achuntaavt1ask for, requestpedirChi wayuu achuntakai, aapüneerü nümüin.He who asks, it will be given to him.cfajulijaa 1asakajaa2prayrogar3callllamarNüsepajia, shia achuntünaka aka nipialuꞌu.A guy’s nickname, is what he is called by / at home.
achuntawaavt1purpose, planproponerShiawalain wachuntaain shaittaa yaamüin; shia wachuntaaka aꞌyatawaa.It is not (notice the negative morpheme) our purpose in coming to play, rather our purpose is to work. (in this case we purposed for ourselves)No vinimos aquí con él propósito de jugar, sino de trabajar.2count on (someone for some objective / help)confiar en (para recibir una ayuda)
achuntawaa aaꞌinyakaid. ofaaꞌinyakavtdecidedecidirTachuntaain taaꞌinyaka oꞌunaa miirukumiin.I decided to go to the lake.Decidí ir al lago.
achupeetsenpossdriver, pilotchofer, conductor, piloto
achuwajawaaantoyokojowaacfachuwalawaaepejawaa1vistart (motor, machine)arrancar (motor)Chi alijunakai ooꞌulakajüshi tü neꞌejenakat shiiꞌiree süchuwajaain.The outsider (white man) was trying to start his car.El civilizado estaba intentando prender su carro.2vishinebrillarachuwajaasü jookithe flashlight shines3vtlight (fire)prender (fuego)Achuwajaasü tü tawalakat siki.My sister lit the fire.Me hermana prendió la candela.seqepeꞌipajawaaachuwajawaa 3light (fire)ojottowaastoke (fire)oyokojowaa 3extinguish, put out (fire)
achuwalanpossflamellamaSüchuwala siki, ishasü tajapü sütüma.The fire’s flame, it burned my hand.cfaturulaawarala 1luusawhsiki 1firekachuwalaaflaming
achuwalawaacfachuwajawaachuwataajotaavi1burn, shineestar encendido; brillarAchuwalaapünaasü jolotsü ajutuukalü.The falling star shone momentarily.cfamachetawaa 2aꞌajaa2catch fire, igniteprenderSüchuwanajaa kalaka joꞌo kuluutkat sütüma suwarala sikikat.And then (suddenly), the cloth burst into flames from the flame of the fire.
achüküjaavt1ticklehacer cosquillascfchüküchükaa2compresscomprimir
achüꞌipaꞌanpossside (of body)costadowachüꞌipaꞌaour side (above the hip)
achüꞌücfapana1nposskidneyriñónsüchüꞌüits kidneysu riñón
ai1cfaipaꞌasaꞌwainnightnocheantkaꞌi 2
ai2cfairuꞌunposstoothdienteAisü tü saikat.Her teeth hurt.cfaliinaaituꞌu2palatekaiwaaforked
ai3nmaniocyuca
aichanposs1pantiesropa interiorsüichaher panties2loinclothtaparrabos
aijaacfaiwaa 1vsachedolerAijüshii waya.We ache all over (from exercising).
aijirawaacfaiwaa apülavilove one another (reciprocally)amar (el uno al otro)
aikeyuunpossgrandchild; descendantnieto, nieta; descendienteAbraham otta na nüikeyuukanaAbraham and his descendantssynooꞌuliwoꞌucfalüin
aikkaafr. var. ofoikkaasell
aikkalawaavi1sit (down)sentarseAikkalaashi taya.I am sitting down. / I sat down.Me siento. / Me senté.Piinase ... ¡Püikkalaa!(Here’s) your seat ... Sit down!synojoyolowaa 1cfjoyotoo2sit (up)incorporarse3take one's positionposesionarse4defecate [euphemism]defecar [eufemismo]cfawunaꞌapajaaeꞌiitaa 1
aikkaleꞌeraavt1establishestablecer¿püikkaleꞌereerü süchukuaꞌa tü aluwatawaakat watüma ...?will you establish again our rule (kingdom)?2installinstalar3seatsentar


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