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ajattaacfajaralijaa 2vtlead (by the hand)llevar (por la mano)najattüin taya tajapüꞌipa yalejee chamüin Damascomüinthey led me by the hand from there to Damascus
ajatüposs. ofjatü
ajayajaa11vtspy on; scout out; stalkespiar; acecharAjayajünüshi chi wayuukai.The man is being stalked. (when his enemies are looking for him, sneaking up, looking for an opportunity to kill him)2vispyespiarAntüshii naya süpüla ajayajaa.They came to spy.
ajayajaa2vimake cornmeal rodhacer bolloAjayajüshi taya.Hago bollos.
ajoijaafr. var. ofojoijaa
ajuichajaafr. var. ofojuichajaabreak; erase; destroy
ajuichajawaafr. var. ofojuichajawaavibe destroyed, be broken to piecesdeshacerse
ajuittaafr. var.ojuittaavigo out, come out, get outsalirJe süka türa ajuitteena waya saꞌakajee tü pootshkat.And that’s the way (with that) we will get out of the mud. (a truck stuck in the mud)Y así / de esa manera saldrémos del barro.
ajuittiraafr. var.ojuittiraavt1take outsacarsynayuꞌlaa 12deliverlibrar
ajujawaafr. var.ojujawaaviyawnbostezarAjujaasü wayeena.The whale yawned / is yawning. (saying / joke among the children about the cause of a soft north breeze)
ajuꞌulaaviblowsoplarNujuꞌulakalaka naya sünain nümüin namüin:He blew on them saying to them,cfawatawaa 2
ajulerawaacfjuꞌletaa 1vi1lie downacostarseAjuleraashi taya.I lay down. (the event)Me acosté.2recline, lie backrecostarse
ajulijaafr. var.ojulejaa1vtbegmendigarAjuijüshi taapüla süpüla karatiiya.I’m begging boards for a wheelbarrow.cfachuntaa 1asakajaa2vibegmendigar¿Nnojoishiche niain chii, chi wayuu chapüꞌükai Uribia sünain ojulejaa, chi washitkai jooluꞌu?¿No es este el hombre que mendigaba en Uribia, que ahora es rico?
ajunaavtplace warp threadscolocar la urdimbreAjunüsü tü jietkat süi.The woman “placed the warp threads” of a hammock (on the loom).cfajutajaaaꞌanaa 2eeꞌinyaooꞌulajaa
ajuntaafr. var. ofojuntaaturn
ajuntiraavtknock downderribar
ajununtawaafr. var. ofojununtawaaturn around
ajunuujawaavifall (from above)caerse (de arriba)Ajunuujaasü süsii mokochira.The mokochira flowers are falling. (blowing down in the wind)Las flores del mokochira se caen.
ajuriichajaader. ofjuriichivtfryfreírAjuriichajüsü pülaꞌana (süka manteeka).She fries plátano (with cooking oil). (no water is used for meat, eggs, plátano)cfasijaa 1aꞌlakajawaa
ajurulajaavtstirrevolverAjurulajüshi uujolu.You are stirring chicha.
ajutaafr. var.ojutaacfajutuwaavt1throwtirar, lanzarTojutüin sünainmüin tü wattekat, ajutuusü suluꞌu.I threw it at / toward the bucket / wastebasket and it went / fell in.cfaꞌitaaejitaa 2ojotaaoꞌyotoo2 22discard, throw awaybotarTajutajat teitainkat.I’m going to throw away my (plastic) cup.3throw downTaaꞌinya sünain. Tajuta kalaka shia.I intended to do it. I threw it down. (response to question: ‘Why did you throw that book down?’)Le tiré de propio.
ajutajaavtweave (one method)tejerAjutajüsü.I was weaving.Ajutajuushi süi.The warp threads of the hammock are in place.cfajunaaaꞌanaa 2eeꞌinyaooꞌulajaa
ajutalaafr. var.ojutalaacfajutalawaajutataavtopenabrirTajutalüin tü miichoꞌukat.I opened the door.Yo abrí la puerta.syneerulaa