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emiraavsbe full (of food, drink)estar hartoEmirasü sümüꞌünüin wayuu.People’s animals are full / well-fed. (abundance of pasture)antaiwaa jamüemiroꞌuluseason of plenty
emiralaavt1swallowtragarEmiratsü jiꞌrupu sümaa leechi.She swallowed gnats with the milk. (reason baby goat sneezing).Tragó mosquitos con la leche.2take a pilltomar una pastillaAisü püleꞌe; emiraleeshi.Your stomach hurts; you need to take a pill.
emiriijaaDel español medirvtmeasuremedirNimiriijakalaka tü sükaꞌlein tü sükulaatsekat.He measured the thickness of its wall.synayaawajaa 2
emiriijianpossmeasuring deviceobjeto o instrumento de medidashimiriijia sairü kaꞌikatmeasuring device of the temperature of the daysynayaawatia
emiroꞌulucomp. ofemiraa-oꞌuluadvseason of plenty (food)tiempo de abundancia (alimento)antjamoꞌulu
emüliaabs.emülieenpossyounger brotherhermano menor (varón)Nüsülajanain wane temülia tamüin wanaa sümaa chejeein taya sünain ojoittaa chi tashikai.A younger brother of mine gave it to me when I went to my father’s funeral.cfemiiruarecipepayagenawala
epayanpossolder sibling (brother or sister)hermano mayor, hermana mayorNeꞌejena nipaya Agustín, shiꞌirumakai niikat.It’s Agustin’s older brother’s vehicle, his mother’s first born.El carro del hermano mayor de Agustín, primogénito de su mamá.¿Jara epayaaka?Who is the oldest (sibling)?recipemiiruaemüliagenawala
epeetaavtpeel backpelarEpeetünüsü kineewa.A banana is peeled.
epeeyüina certain mythological beingcierto ser mitológicocfchaamawanetüünai
epeinjawaaviappear (supernaturally)aparecer (sobrenaturalmente)Epeinjaasü wane yolujaa tapüla.A devil appeared to me. (a supernatural appearance; implied: such experiences are frightening)Me apareció / me salió / me mostró un diablo.cfeeꞌiyalawaa 1eweetaa
epejawaacfachuwajawaa1vtlight (fire), set fire toprender (un fuego), encenderIsasü 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.2vtturn on (flashlight, radio); start (an engine, motor)prender (foco, radio); arrancar (un motor)Epejaashi mooto Ricaurte.Ricaurte is starting his motorcycle.3vistart (an engine)arrancar (un motor)Nnojotsü epejaweein.It doesn’t want to start (gasoline engine).
epeꞌenpossleft, left handizquierda, mano izquierdaWane wayuu nüsaküle süka tü nipeꞌekat, mujusü nüseyuu, sümaashi süseyuu yolujaa.If a person greets with his left hand, his spirit is bad, he is with the spirit of devils.ctprtekia 1
epeꞌeruꞌucomp. ofepeꞌealuꞌuadv relon the lefta la izquierda
epeꞌipajawaacfpeꞌipajanawaavtarrange firewood (for lighting)componer la leña (para prenderla)¡Pipeꞌipajaa sikikat puchuwajaaiwa(n)!You arrange the firewood in order to light it!seqepeꞌipajawaaachuwajawaa 3light (fire)ojottowaastoke (fire)oyokojowaa 3extinguish, put out (fire)
epensaajaaFrom Spanish pensar.cfjülüjaa aaꞌin 1vithinkpensar
epepejaavimake a distinctive sound as part of initiating mating (by male goat or sheep)Epepejüshi anneerü.The sheep is bleating for mating.
eperaa1vsbe drunk (intoxicated)estar borrachoEperayülia.(He’s) still drunk.2viget drunk (intoxicated)emborracharseseqasawaadrink (alcohol)eperaa 2
eperajaa1vtscratch, clawrasguñareperajaa mma, müshika saaꞌin oponooto scratch at the earth, it's like digging (e.g. a dog or chicken in the ground with their claws)cfeeshtaaejirutaa
eperajaa2cfperaavtcut offmochar
eperataacfperaavtcut offmocharcfoꞌyotowaa
eperulaavtaccusedenunciarNiperulüin waya.He accuses us.
eperulajaacfperulaavigossipchismearWaraittaꞌain meerü sainküin shipia wayuu sünain eperulajaa ...They will (aimlessly) go from house to house gossiping ...cfaashajawaa 2ayoujaa 1
eperüꞌüintoadsapocfmokolotaataai
epesajaaFrom Spanish pesar.cfaawainjawataavtweighpesarShikii paaꞌa epesajuushiA cow’s head, was weighed (for sale?).