pa-Indicates a mutual relationship or activity between persons or objects.Indica una relación o participación mutua entre personas u objetos.Paaꞌinwashii waya.We are in agreement. (Hypothetical situation: one suggests they all work on a new garden and they all agree)Nos ponemos de acuerdo.... sünain pawalaawain naya. Peijiraashii naya.... being brothers to one another. They have the same mother.Pachoꞌuwaasü.They are on top of one another (i.e. books in a stack).cf-iraa 3
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-pa2cf-iwaꞌaya-peena1This suffix, used on a verb, marks a subordinate temporal clause, whether past or future, according to the context provided by the main clause. It has the sense of “when”.Este sufijo se usa en un verbo subordinado para señalar el tiempo, sea pasado o futuro, en el cual ocurre la acción de la cláusula principal. Tiene sentido de “cuando”.Piyalajapa tamüin Maikkoꞌujee tawalaajeerü mmüin paapapa tamüin.When you buy it for me in Maicao, I will pay you for it when you deliver / give it to me. (supposedly high degree of certainty, probability, speaker expectancy that it will happen)Cuando me lo compra en Maicao, se lo pagaré al entregármelo.Süchon jiꞌiruwai, ‘waaꞌawai’ münüsü, sükumajünapa.La fruta de ‘jiiruwai’ se llama ‘waaawai’, ‘pito’ cuando está labrada.2In this sense, this suffix is used on a temporal adverb to mark it explicitly as a point in time already passed.En esta acepción, este sufijo se usa en un adverbio temporal para indicar que trata de un tiempo ya pasado.¿Eküshi wattaꞌapa?Did you eat this morning (about 6AM)?mapa2afterwards
paaꞌacowvaca; ganadoKeeꞌireesü maꞌi taaꞌin süntüna anain tü paaꞌakat amülouikat.I have to look for the cow that is lost.Tengo ganas que se encuentre la vaca que está perdida.süchira paaꞌacow’s milksynasachiralüpaaꞌairukubeefpaaꞌataleather
paaꞌinwaader. ofid. ofaaꞌin 6be in agreementestar de acuerdoPaaꞌinwashii waya.We are in agreement. (Hypothetical situation: one suggests they all work on a new garden and they all agree)Nos ponemos de acuerdo.synoonowaa amaa 2
paaꞌuwawaacfaaꞌu 1stacked (one on top of another)uno encima de otropaaꞌuwaasüthey are one on top of another (e.g. burial vaults)cfpachaajunawaapachoꞌuwawaa
paala1before, earlierantesSütüsü paala; ajalajaasü jooluꞌu.It itched before; it’s stopped now.Ekirajaashii waya paalapa sünain wane pütchi kapüleesü maꞌi.We studied earlier (today) on one very difficult word.2right now, at once (with an imperative or pseudo-imperative)ahora mismo (con imperativo)cf-pa13Marks a clause of intention which was unrealized because of a subsequent action.
paarüfrom Spanish "pala"1shovelpala2straight hoe with long handleazada rectapaarü, ousiya naaꞌu kalapaasühoe, weeder for watermelon
paasta1plastic (generic)plásticoPaastasü süpaꞌa; kachuweera süpü.Its lens is of plastic; its frames (ear hooks) are of metal. (eyeglasses)cfkachueera 2koucha 1maraaja 1wunuꞌu 32plastic jugItüsü kaas süka amülain suluꞌupünaa suwajüle tü paastakat.The kerosene is dried up by leaking through a crack in the plastic jug.cfkaraapa
-paataThe function and meaning of this verb suffix is still not determined. The context usually seems to be the arrival of a group of people with a purpose. Perhaps it signals such motivation, or perhaps the manner of arriving as a large group, or perhaps the suddenness of arriving.Antapaatasü wainma wayuu chajee shipialuꞌumüin Marta je María.Many people arrived from there (Jerusalem) to Martha and Mary’s house.
pachaajunawaaon top of one anotheruno encima de otro...tü miichi pachaajunaakatthe multi-storied buildingcfpaaꞌuwawaapachoꞌuwawaa
pachepacheeinclined topropensosynjoowaa
pachoꞌuwawaacfachoꞌujeestacked, one on top of anotheruno encima de otroPachoꞌuwaasü.They are on top of one another (i.e. books in a stack).cfpaaꞌuwawaapachaajunawaa
-pajaꞌaThis suffix signals a situation contrary to expectation with a sense of “surely not” or “nevertheless”.¿Jaleechpajaꞌa wanta anain wane wayuu ee müinka chi?Where could we ever find a man like this one? (a rhetorical question i.e. Nowhere can we find a man like this one.)(No hay) dónde podemos encontrar un hombre como este.Mapünajüinsat shia je manaajaalasat shia shiküin, nnojotpaja eꞌrüin jamü shia, süka shikinnüin nütüma chi Jüshikai Maleiwa chakai iipünaa.They do not plant nor do they store their food, nevertheless they do not experience hunger, because they are fed by your Father God there above.cf-paꞌa 2
-paꞌa1This sense of the suffix gives a rhetorical implication that the statement cannot be realized.Esta acepción del sufijo implica que la proposición no se puede realizar.¿Jaleetpaꞌa eküülü tapüla?Where will I find food? (this is a rhetorical question meaning there is no where to find them)2This sense of the suffix marks a sentence or a clause that is contrary to the preceding one.¿Jamakalaka shiakaꞌa neꞌe jaainrüin tü nekirajapüꞌükat anain jia na jutuushikana, nnojottaapaꞌa shiain joonooin amaa tü nuluwataakat anain Maleiwa?Why is it that you do what your ancestors taught, but you don’t obey what God commands?cf-pajaꞌa
paꞌatawaaside-by-sideuno al lado de otroPaꞌataasü suulia ashatawaa.They (two poles) are paired (lengthwise) to keep from breaking.
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