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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
aimoꞌucfooꞌulakaa 3npossdivining objectShiꞌrüin naimoꞌu.His divining object (the light of the burning cigarette tip) saw it.
ainchinpossbrother-in-law (of a man)cuñado (de hombre)chi painchikaiyour brother-in-law (brother of wife)cfaleshi
ainkaacfountaavt1be able topoderNnojoliishii ainküin oonowaa sümaa tü nuluwataakat anain Moisés.They are not able to obey what Moses commanded.synayunkaa 1ountaa 12succeed in, accomplishlograr
ainkaa aaꞌincfainkuwaa aaꞌinvtsurprisesorprenderNnojotsü taaꞌinjeein. Ainküsü neꞌe taaꞌin taꞌyaatapa.I didn’t mean to. I only realized it when I hit her. (i.e. I didn’t notice (that she was there) until I had hit her.)
ainkawaavilie together (sexually)cfasikaaeisalawaa
ainkiraavtsendenviarcfaluwatawaa 1
ainkuwaa aaꞌinphr. vb. ofaaꞌincfainkaa aaꞌinawataa aaꞌinvi1become surprisedsorprenderseNnojo jainkuuin aaꞌin sütüma tü müliaa miyoꞌu jiꞌrakat maaꞌulu yaa ....Do not be surprised by the great suffering you are experiencing nowadays ....cfnnojolaa aaꞌinruꞌuin aaꞌinoponojowaa aaꞌin2become startledasustarseJaꞌitaina jia aapüin süchiki kasachiki sainküin mmakat süpüshua, nnojo jainkuuin aaꞌin sütüma.Even though you hear about wars throughout the whole earth, do not be startled by it.cfayoꞌujawaa aaꞌin
ainküinpostin; among; throughouten; entre; por todoayatshia nia aaꞌinmajüin naya chaꞌaya sainküin tü isashiikat süpüla pienchi shikii juya.he still cared for them there in the desert for forty years.(oꞌunaa ...) sainküin shipia wayuu(go ...) among people’s homessainküin mmathroughout the land


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