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piyoliinanname-brand medicine (for treating worms in animals)marca de medicina (contra lombrices parasíticos)piyoliina süpüla jokoma, shipi jokomamedicine, a type of … for worms, worm medicine (in treating the animals)
piyulufr. var.piyulantwine net bag (for water jug)bolsa de mallaTashantaja aaꞌulu sümaa kasain katain piyut.I guessed what the net bag was a covering for.amüchi sümaa piyuulaclay water jug with net carrying bagcfkattoꞌui 1saruunasusuwoꞌolu
piyuushindarknessobscuridadsuꞌunna piyuushiin midst of darkness (also collocates with hurricane jouktai)synlüütshiantjaꞌyuushiepiyuushijawaaget dark
poinfood dish of vegetablesplato de verduraspoifood, type (fresh boiled corn in grain [w/ brown sugar ?] [beans, corn, squash ?] )
poktanpalm (tree)palma (árbol)
poloo1adjtendiezmekiisat juya poloo mekiisalümüin8 to 18 years2prontendiez
polunaxehachaAchineeshi polu.He wants to pound the axe.tapolinmy axe
poluwaader. ofoluvsarranged in rows, arranged edge to edgeagrupado en hileraspoluwasürows or arrangements of yotojolo on a roofcfkooꞌutaa 1pekiiwaa
ponoo aaꞌinid. ofaaꞌincfoponojowaa aaꞌinvt1amaze, surprisemaravillar, asombrar¡Nnojo ponüin paaꞌin paapünüle amüin kepein!Don’t be surprised if they give you coffee (when visiting)!¡No te maravilles si te brindan café!tü wayuukolüirua sainküin mmakat süpüshua, ponüshi maꞌi saaꞌin chi wanülüükaithe people of all the earth were amazed by the demoncfpatataa aaꞌinIt would appear that the thing / person that produces the fascination / amazement serves as the syntactic subject of the verb ponoo while the one amazed is marked as the possessor of aaꞌin. However in the case of an incorporated predicate, e.g. pono aaꞌinchi the agreement (as a suffix on aaꞌin) appears to be with the person who is fascinated / amazed.2fascinatefascinarPono aaꞌinchi raawia.He’s fascinated with (his) radio. (e.g. takes it around with him all the time, newly acquired, a novelty)
poolotoocfopoolojooviboilhervirNnojotsü poolotüin.It’s not boiling. (the water)
pooporoFrom Spanish fósforo.nmatchfósforoIsasü 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.
poopowaacfpootshivsmuddy (soft)lodosocfkónokónooméroméroopüshupshuu
pootefrom Spanish potenmetal canpoteKaluꞌusü türa pootekat suukala.That can has sugar (in it).
pootshicfpoopowaanmudbarroAtüküshi pootshi.He is putting mud on (walls of house).Je süka türa ajuitteena waya saꞌakajee tü pootshkat.And that’s the way (with that) we will get out of the mud. (hypothetical example of a truck stuck in the mud)Y así / de esa manera saldrémos del barro.cfopootaa
posiiyoFrom Spanish pocillo.ncuppocilloOꞌlojooshii jaara, posiiyo.They are washing (dishes), jars, cups.
potshonoifr. var.potshonaiwotshonoindragonflylibélulaJe potshonoi, shiale wainmain, süpülajatü juya tiaꞌaya.And if there are lots of dragonflies, that’s also a sign of rain.
puattoꞌucomp. ofpuettaoꞌu1 3fr. var.puettoꞌundoor, doorway, gatepuerta, verjaAntüshii naya sünainmüin tü puattoꞌu kachuweerakat ....They came to the iron gate ....cfmiichoꞌu
puettaFrom Spanish puerta.ndoorpuertaAsheꞌetuushi sütüma puettakat.He was tripped / stumbled (bumped) by the door.synmiichoꞌupuattoꞌudoorway, gate
pueuloFrom Spanish pueblo.ntown, citypueblo (aldea), ciudad... na kepiakana suluꞌu tü pueulo kanüliakat Lida.... those who lived in the city named Lydda.cfmiichipalairua
puꞌutaavsinclined (straight)inclinadocflamataapansawaa 1
puluumaFrom Spanish plomo.nleadplomogenkachueera 2
puututadjyoung (equine)joven (equino), potropüliiki puututyoung donkey (also applies to horses and mules but not other animals; doesn’t differentiate sex of the animal)cfpaaruuta
-püiaffsfxThis verb suffix, used with plurals, adds the sense of “each and every one”.Este sufijo verbal se usa con un sujeto plural y da el sentido de “todo y cada uno”.Jashichipüishii.They were all angry.
püinyader. ofapüinjaanplanting stickpalo utilizado para sembrar
püitchinpeccarysaíno