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aꞌajaacfachuwalawaa 1vtburnquemarTaꞌajüin tü karaloutakat.I burned the paper.cfasijaa 2ishaajotaa 1
aꞌakapost1in (mixed within)en (mezclado)Kaꞌakasü suukala.It (chicha) has sugar in it.2in the midst ofen medio dePalastüshi saꞌaka alama.He’s lying in the (midst of) grass.cfpasanain anain3amongentreniꞌitaajeechi jaꞌakajee jiakana wane wayuuhe will appoint a man from among you (pl)
aꞌakapünaapostby
aꞌalaajaa1vilie (tell untruth)mentircfalawaa2vtdeceiveengañarTaꞌalaajüin shia.I deceived her.synemeejaa 13vtmake someone out to be a liar
aꞌalaajawaaviflirtcoquetear
aꞌalainposs. ofalawaanpossliementira¡Paꞌalain neꞌe!It’s a lie! (It's just your lie!)
aꞌalainpalanposstarget of one’s liesblanco de mentira de unoNaꞌalainpalasü tü wayuukalüirua.He victimizes / deceives the people with his lies.
aꞌaleewaincfaleewaa 1npossfriendamigomüleka puꞌunüle eemüin wane wayuu paꞌaleewainif you go to a person who is your friend
aꞌaleewajawaa amaacfaleewaavijoin in with, participate withparticipar conNnojotkalaka anain süpüla jaꞌaleewajaain namaa sünain aaꞌinraa kasa mojusü.So it is not good for you to participate with them in doing evil.
aꞌalijawaavibe in laborestar de partoMüliasü maꞌi shia maa aka saaꞌin wane wayuu eekai saꞌalijaain.It is suffering like a woman who is in labor.cfipooluujemeyuluu
aꞌalijiraacfaattajawaa aaꞌuvtdeny (a request), refuse (a request)negarAchuntüshi taya eemerawaa nümüin, akatsaꞌa naꞌalijirüin.I requested rest time of him, but he refused.Le pedí un descanso, pero no me lo quiso dar (me lo negó).synjiꞌiyee 1cfayouktajaa
aꞌamainposs. ofama
aꞌamülajawaader. ofamülaa2vtwastemalgastar¿Jamüsü tü jietkat saꞌamülajaakaꞌa tü perfumekat?Why did this woman waste this perfume?
aꞌanaavt1assemble, put togetherarmar2weave (on loom)tejer (en un telar)Aꞌanüsü taya siꞌira.I’m weaving a belt.cfajunaaajutajaaanülü2atia 1atulaaaꞌanütpalaeeꞌinyaeꞌinaa 1ooꞌulajaa
aꞌanamiawaacfanamiaavtmake holy, sanctifysantificarsynamaüsijaa 2
aꞌanapaafr. var.aꞌanapajaavtborrowpedir prestadoAꞌanapüsü taya chajaruuta.I (fem) am borrowing a machetecfajuyaajaa 1
aꞌanapiraavtloanprestar
aꞌanasiacfanaa1aꞌanainnposs1the best oflo mejor deNuluwateꞌerüin poloosü püliikü sümaa saꞌanasia tü kasa eekai eein Egipto.He had ten donkeys sent with the best of the things of Egypt.antamojula2gracegracia
aꞌanawaacfaꞌataa 1vtdress, put on (clothes)vestir, vestirseAꞌanaasü shia shisheꞌin.She dresses herself.
aꞌanütpalanposshorizontal loom frame polespalos horizontales del telarSaꞌanütpalash süi.It is its frame for weaving a hammock.cfanülü2atia 1aꞌanaa 2ctprtaꞌanütpaloꞌu
aꞌanütpaloꞌunpossvertical loom support postsoporte vertical del telarcfanülü2ctprtaꞌanütpala


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