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pasalawaa atümader. ofid. ofasala 2vsbe avenged byser vengado porPasalajeechi pia tatüma sümaꞌanajee / süka türa wayuukalüirua.I will avenge you of these people.Yo te vengaré de esa gente.cfasalaa atümakasalajanaa amüin atüma
pasaleemaaunspec. comp. form of-eemavshave scorched flavortener olor de quemado
pasanain anainpostin the middle of, in betweenen medio de, entrepasanainmüin sünain uuchikatin the midst of the mountainsootoluushi pasanain sünain sücheꞌeits cut / it is cut in the middle of its ear (interior)Neenajakalaka Jesús wane jintüi nünainmüin pasanain nanain na nikirajüinkana.Jesus called a boy to him in the midst of his disciples.cfaseꞌeruꞌu 1aꞌaka 2
pasanainwaa achikivsbe surrounded byser rodeado porPasanainsü tü pueulokat nachiki.The city was surrounded by them.
pasanuaavsthin (cylindrical)delgado (de objetos cilíndricos)pasanuasüthin (cylindrical objects, e.g. pencil, human body)antlaüktaacfarülaa 1aürülaamoulii
pasiruwawaaviget injuredsufrir dañoPasiruwaajiraashi neꞌe pia pükuaippaYou are only injuring yourselfcfasirü 1kasiraa 1
patajataacfkatuꞌushiivs1flatplanopatajatüsü ~ patajatsüflat / level (without respect to horizontal / vertical orientation i.e. a floor or wall may be flat)planocfsirataa 32moderately slopedun poco inclinadocflakataa
patataa aaꞌincfponoo aaꞌin 1vibecome astonishedadmirarse, asombrarsepatatsü saaꞌin tü wayuukolüiruathe crowd was astonished
patsuantree speciesespecie de árbolpatsuatree spec. (heart-shaped leaves, grows in arroyo, wood is very light weight)genwunuꞌu 1
patüꞌünaader. ofatüꞌüvsbe forkedser bifurcadopatüꞌünasüit’s divided (?) (a fork in a branch of wood)
patünaainjananstar group in Oriongrupo de estrellas en la constelación Orioncfiiwa 2juyoꞌu
paünroomcuartotachuntüin jooluꞌu pümüin süpüla yapainjatüin tapüla pütüma wane paü pipialuꞌuI am requesting of you now that you prepare a room for me in your housepaülüꞌüindoors
paülüꞌücomp. ofpaüaluꞌuadvindoorsadentro (de la casa)Tanaajaain tü süikkat paülüꞌümüin suulia mujuin sütüma tü kaꞌikat.I keep my hammock inside (to protect it) from being damaged by the sun.antanooipaꞌa
payutaavswarmcálido (un poco caliente)payutsü / payutchonsü.?. (ref. to the hood of car being slightly hot)cfaaꞌayula
-peenacf-pa2affsfxThis verb suffix marks a future time subordinate clause.Este sufijo verbal señala tiempo futuro en una cláusula subordinada.nüntapeenawhen he comes (in the future)Tamüsü jümüin tüü süpülapünaa toꞌunüin, süpüla jünoujainjatüin sünain pansaain tanüiki sülatapeena tü tamakat.I am telling you this before I leave so that you might believe that my word is sure, when what I said comes to pass in the future.mapeenain the future
peepeevsdelicate, fragiledelicado, frágilpeepeesüit’s delicate (e.g. an egg,or thin / weak stick, easily broken)cfjawaꞌawaa 2peepee ekiiintelligent
peepee ekiiid. ofpeepeeekii 1vsbe intelligentser inteligentePeepee ekiichi chisa wayuukai.He is intelligent.Ese hombre es inteligente.synjawaꞌawaa ekii
peerünquailperdizshiꞌira peerü / peetthe call of the quail papiiiigenwuchii 1
peesünpeso (monetary unit)peso (unidad monetaria)Tayalajüin yotojolo saaꞌu "cincuenta" peesü.I bought yotojolo for 50 pesos.
peesüꞌülüadvbehind the housedetrás de la casacfapüchoꞌu
peiniiyafrom Spanish peinilloncombpeinillo
pejeevsbe near, be closeestar cercapejesüclose, centimeters or up to 100 metersgradpejeekaꞌyataawattaa
pejeewacf-aꞌaadvfrequentlya cada ratoWane wayuu eekai nüshiitüin pejeewa müshika naaꞌin wane erü.A man who urinates frequently is like a dog.
pekiiwaavsarranged such that the ends, points, or heads are evenly alignedcfpoluwaa
peꞌipajanawaader. ofeꞌipa 1cfepeꞌipajawaavsbe pieced together