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ountaacfainkaavt1be able topoder; ser capaz de¿Anoujashii jia sünain tountüin teiyajüin jia?Do you believe I am able to heal you?¿Creen ustedes que puedo (sanarles)? VPEsynainkaa 1ayunkaa 12succeed inlograr
ountawaavihurry up, go quicklyapurarse, ir de prisa¡Anakaja wountaai; puunta!We should go quickly; hurry up!¡Vayamos de prisa; apúrate! (rápido)synamayawaa
ounuwawaavtcollect money or goods to make a payment, request a contributionrecoger plata o bienes para un pago, pedir una colaboraciónOunuwaasü Maama.Mother is collecting money (to make a payment).
oupünaacf-aapüpostunder, below, beneathdebajo desuupünaa lumakatbelow the enramadasuupüna nüpülainunder his power (sinners under satan)
oupünaajeejachinposssubordinatesubordinadonuutkajaain na sülaülashiikana surulaat nuupünaajeejanakana oꞌtta na surulaatkanahe gathered his subordinate officers of the soldiers and the soldierssynatujeejachicfeꞌipajachi
ouralafr. var.ourulanpossrootraízShiasa susotapa, julumaatüsü sütüma tü kaꞌikat süka arülain tü mmakat süpüla tü suuralakat.But when it sprouted, it quickly dried up from the sun because the earth was (too) thin for its roots.
ourulafr. var. ofourala
ourulaaviswell (from an allergen, toxin, or injury)hincharseshipi ourulaamedicine for swellingremedio para hinchaduracfashushujünaaoorolooshitaa
ousaavt1weeddeshierbarpaarü... ousia naaꞌu kalapaasüstraight hoe...weeder for watermelonseqakutajaaapünajaaplantousaa 1weedakotchajaa 1gather; collect2cultivatearar3clear (brush from land)rozar (un terreno)Ousüshi mojuui.He’s digging, cutting brush.synakutajaaousoꞌulucrop
ousajaavtkissbesarNürütkaakalaka nünainmüin Jesús sünain nuusajüin nia.He approached Jesus to kiss him.synachuꞌlaa 1atujirawaa 1epesulaa
ousinaꞌalanpossone’s findlo encontrado portousinaꞌalamy “find” (i.e. what I found)lo que yo encontré
ousinapanpossthings someone has reserved for a personcosas reservadas por alguien para una personatü kasa anasü nuusinapakat tapülathe good things he [God] has reserved for me [when I get to heaven]
ousoꞌuluid. ofousaanposscropcosechatousoꞌuluthe result of my spade / hoe (figurative idiom, from agriculture, to mean ‘the product of one’s labor’)
oushikawaa achiiruavtfollowseguirWanaa sümaa chejeein José suluꞌujee koleejiakat oushkaasü tü nüchonkat nüchiirua.When José went to school (and returned), his daughter followed after him. (this is just plain physical following after someone, doesn’t specify how closely, spatially, or temporally one follows after)Nnojotsü puushkaa achiirua tü tamakat mmüin.You didn’t (aren’t) follow (the instructions) I said to you.Tú no siguiste lo que te estoy diciendo, a tí.
oushusp. var.oushinpossgrandmotherabuelasümaa soushwith her grandmotherrecipalüin
oushuwaavshave a fevertener fiebreoushuushihe’s feverishsyntuttaa 1
-outasp. var. of-uuta
outkajaavt1bring together, gather, assemblereunir, juntarnoutkajüin na anoujashiikana ...they gathered the believers (church)reunieron a los (de la iglesia) VPE2round up (animals)rodear (ganado)Woutkajeerü jooluꞌu.We’ll round them up soon. (after going out far and driving them back near home)synakotchajaa 1cfarüleejaa
outkajaalenpossmeeting placesitio de reuniónnoutkajale na Judíokanathe Jews' meeting place -- synagoguesinagoga
outkajawaacfjutkataavigather togetherreunirsesuutkajaapa tü wattakat saalin wayuuwhen the great number of people had gatheredy estando ellos reunidos VPEsynakotchajawaa
outsüposs.outsiamasc.outshicfouktajaanshaman (usually a woman); medicine womanpiache; curanderaShiꞌrüin süseyuu tü ouutsükat.The spirit of the piache (usually they are women) saw it.Tü ouutsükat, antüsü süka süꞌlapüjaain waaꞌu tü weikat.The medicine woman came because our mother had had a (vision) dream about us.Antüsü tü ouutsükat süpüla shiiꞌirajüin waaꞌu.The medicine woman came to sing over us.cfooꞌulaküictprtaseyuu
outtaafr. var. ofauttaa
outtajaavispin twine (rolling fiber between thigh and palm of hand)hilarOutajüshi süta aippia.I’m twining aippia bark.cfasittajaaauttaa
outtajianposstwine-rolling appliance (cloth bottom, rubber surface, put on thigh to rub twine with palm)aparato que se usa para hilarjouttajia süta amuchi sümaa süitwine-rolling (appliance) (of ?) water jug bag and hammock
outtajuushinrolled twinecuerda hilada