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meeꞌeranpractical jokebromacfemeꞌerainpalaemeꞌerajawaa
meeꞌerapalacomp. ofmeeꞌera-palaposs.emeꞌerainpalanbutt of a jokeblanco de una broma o de una burla
meesaFrom Spanish mesa.ntablemesaAwaꞌütshi taya tatüna saaꞌu meesakat.I’m resting my arm(s) on the table.
meinmosquitozancudoMainma mei yaaya juyapü.There are many mosquitoes here when there is rain.
meinshifr. var.weinshiadvalways (repetitive)siempre (frecuente)cf-kuu maawaneepia 1
meisalaacfeisalajaavssloppydesaseado¿Jamüsü pia meisalakaꞌa sümüin tü püsheꞌinkat?Why don’t you take care of your clothes? (i.e. You should ...! if dirty or left lying on the ground)¿Porqué no cuidas tu ropa?antkeisalaa
mekeerüü1vilook for (go after) a strayed animalbuscar (ganado)Isasü tachiki mekeerüü süchiirua mürüt.I can’t go look for / search for / find animals.2vtround up (livestock)rodear (ganado)Mekeetshii chi kaaꞌula.They’re rounding up the goats.cfarüleejaa
mekietsalüadjninenueve
mekiisalüadjeightochoEeina mekiisat juya.We’ve had eight years.Tenemos ocho años.
meꞌrajuwaavsunseen, invisibleno visto, invisiblecfeꞌraa 1
mepesüfr. var. ofmapase
merikaananAmerican (from U.S.A.)norteamericanoMachisasai merikaana.The American has no load.
meruunanmelonmelónmeruuna jerottüsüa melon that’s almost ripecfkalapaasü
merülenlarge flymosca grandecfjaꞌyumulerü
metkaalüFrom Spanish mercado.nmarketmercadokojuteeshii naya sütüma wayuu chaa metkaaraluꞌuthey desire to be honored by people there in the marketplacecfpülaasa
méroméroocfemeroloovssoft, displaceableblandoMéromérosü tü mmakat.soft, deep, loose, dry earth or other “granulated” solid that one would sink into if stepped on (e.g. dusty earth that forms a drift from being blown behind a fixed object)cfjawaꞌawaa 2kónokónoopoopowaapüshupshuu
mietkoleFrom Spanish miércoles.nWednesdaymiércoleswaneꞌere mietkoleoꞌu(no) rather Wednesday (instead) / not until Wednesday (response to: Is Linda returning today?)timeriminkoSundayluuneMondaymatteeTuesdaymietkoleWednesday
miichifr. var.piichipinchinhouse, buildingcasa, edificioTaapüin shipijana tü juyakat saaꞌu saajuna tü miichikat.I hear the sound of rain on the roof of the house.Okolojoosü suluꞌu piichi jeketüin.She moved into the new house.cfepia 1ptasaꞌa 2asipala2ataüjia 1roomatujuna 1rafter; cross-beamayuulu 1ekiipala 2kalapüi 1oꞌu1 2door(way)shipolumiichipalairuavillagemiichoꞌudoor
miichipaꞌaadvat homeen casaantwunaꞌainküin
miichipalairuacomp. ofmiichi-pala-iruanvillagecaseríocfpueulo
miichoꞌucomp. ofmiichioꞌu1 2ndoor (entrance)puerta (la entrada)Tajutalüin tü miichoꞌukat.I opened the door.Yo abrí la puerta.synpuettacfpuattoꞌu
miikufr. var. ofmaaku
miirokuunspec. comp. form oferokufr. var.miirukunwater sitesitio donde hay aguaChainjachi taya miirokumüin, asaajüin wüin.I’m going to the water place, to fetch water.cfwüin
miitainon-masc.miitalüadjred and white (of skin for cow)roja con blanca (color de vaca)paaꞌa miitatred and white cowvaca roja con blancacfiramatai
miꞌiraacfemiꞌiran1partyfiestacfemiꞌijiraa2festival, holidaydía festivoAntajatü tamaꞌanamüin tapüshi sünain alatiraa miꞌiraa tamaa / wamaa, sülatia juya.My family is coming here to spend the holiday with me / with us, bidding farewell to the year (i.e. New Year’s Eve).cfekiira