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seepünfat (tissue)grasa, sebo
seitaFrom Spanish aceite.fr. var.seitenoilaceiteAyokujaweematüirü tü waramparasekalüirua süka yootchoin seita suluꞌu.Our lamps are on the verge of going out because there is little oil in them.
sejeecfsaa1advfrom there (mid-distant)de alláTanta anainrü sejee shipialuꞌujee.I caught it (measles) from (a sick person) over at her house.2vi(go and return) from there (mid-distant)(ir y regresar) de allá¿Antatüjüꞌiya pia aippainka wachukumüin sejeeshii waya pipialuꞌujee?Did you arrive last night (shortly) after we went / made a trip to / left your house?
sejeeruꞌuadvon the other sideen el otro ladoIsa sejeeruꞌu sünain süpüna türenkat.Over there on the other side of the train tracks.cfaꞌata 2gradyaajeeruꞌuyalejeeruꞌu 1sejeeruꞌuchejeeruꞌu
sekurulufr. var. ofsikirulu
seꞌewananlarge poisonous snake speciesespecie de culebra grande y venenosaSeꞌewana, wüi, ouktüsü kaaꞌula sütüma, shiküle.A ‘seewana’, a snake, a goat dies from it, if it bites.genwüi
semaanafrom Spanish semananweeksemanaYaainjana jia wane semaana.You (pl) are leaving in one week.Aamajüshi taya pümüin waneepia piantua süpüla semaanakatI always fast for you twice a weekYo ayuno dos veces a la semana VPE
senkeyuuntwin, tripletmellizo, gemelo, trillizoSenkeyuusü süchon.Her children were multiple birth.
SeriitanManaure (the city)Manaure (la ciudad)
serumafr. var.sirumaachinbird species (small gray and black), gnatcatcherespecie de pájaro ( gris y negro), chiritoserumatropical gnatcatcher [Ven bird book]chirito (de chaparrales) [libro de aves venezolanos]cfyakuteꞌegenwuchii 1
seruuchaSpanish serruchonsaw (cutting tool)serrucho
siimaraalüfr. var.süinmaraalüposs.asiimaraatsenidentification mark cut in animal’s earmarca cortada (en la oreja del animal)siimaraatidentification mark on goats, sheep; made by cutting the ear in distinctive, ways apparently each clan has its own design style of cutcfawalaa1 1ootoloooꞌyotowaaasiimaraalajaamark animal
siiraavsbe full (moon)(luna) llena
siiwaacfasiwajawaavsbe loose (does not stay tight)ser flojo (no queda apretado)
siiyan1saddlesilla de montarNüsanaain tü nüsiiyasekat chi niꞌiyoukai.He is taking off / setting off the saddle of his guest.2chairsillasiiya taapülachair, a wooden
sikicfaseman1firefuegoSüchuwala siki, ishasü tajapü sütüma.The fire’s flame, it burned my hand.Niꞌyoꞌtüin wüin soꞌu sikikat.He dumped water on the fire.Echó agua en el fogón.ptachuwalaflameawarala 1light2firewoodleña¡Pipeꞌipajaa sikikat puchuwajaaiwa(n)!You arrange the firewood in order to light it!siki jotsüdry firewood
sikirulufr. var.sekurulunflicker woodpeckerpájaro carpintero habadocfchoochoogenwuchii 1
siꞌiranWayuu male’s beltcinturón (del varón wayuu)Aꞌanüsü taya siꞌira.I’m weaving a belt.cfaaꞌinyajaa 2sirapü
siꞌwarainheavy-weight cooking potcalderosiwaraiꞌkat, wane siꞌwaraia caldron (heavier weight cooking pot of any size used more for special cooking such as rice or meat dish)el calderocfotse 1wayeetawushu
siꞌyanyellow oriolegonzalito, tochecfuluigenwuchii 1
simoyoofr. var.shimoyoovsbe yellowishser amarillentosimoyoꞌutaliishii waya, mashale, mojule washawe have yellow skin, if we are without blood, if we have bad bloodtenemos la piel amarillo, si estamos sin sangre, si tenemos la sangre mala
simutnblack bumblebeeabejorro negro (abeja grande y negra)cfjoꞌomajunuunai
sinntin (zinc) sheeting(lámina de) cincsuturula sin, sinkradiant heat of the tin, zinc
sinasinaicfsirasiraansmall legless lizard speciesespecie de lagarto pequeño sin piernasTü sheꞌekat miichi, shia kasipa, jaatut, kookochet, jeyut, kulumashat, kasipatui, sinasinai.The house pests are centipedes, a type of lizard, rats, scorpions, another species of lizards, silverfish and a legless lizard.Las maldades de las casa son ciempie, jato, ratones, alacrán, sabandija,(...), (...).
sinataafr. var. ofsirataa