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sheꞌinabs. ofasheꞌinnclothing, dress, suitropa, vestido, trajemaa aka naꞌatüin wane surulaat ... tü sheꞌin kachueerakat naaꞌintoꞌupünaaas a soldier puts on ... the metal suit
-shipl.-shiinon-masc.-sücf-chi-liaffsfx1This suffix marks the general, present-past tense on a verb along with the gender-number of the subject.Este sufijo indica el tiempo general pasado-presente de un verbo tanto como el género-número del sujeto.Nnojoishi koleejia, ooꞌulaa[i]shi suulia.I don’t go to school; I quit from it.2This sense of the suffix derives a noun from a verb with the sense “one who is or does that”.Esta acepción del sufijo forma un sustantivo del verbo con el sentido “uno que es o que hace” lo del verbo.Chainjachi taya anajüin naaꞌu chi ayuuishikai,I’m going to care for / look after the sick man.Yo voy para cuidar al enfermo.
shiadial. var.jia2pronshe, her (3rd sg. non-masc.); itella, la; lo, la¿Jalasü shia?Where is she?Eesü waüyee ejituukat suluꞌu wopu eere shiküin shia wuchii.There was seed tossed on the road where the birds ate it.parte de la semilla cayó junto al camino y vinieron las aves y la comieron RVR95
shialecf-le2conjeither, or her (it)o ellaAleꞌejeechi taya wattaꞌa, wattapia shialeꞌe, wattapiammüin shialeꞌe.I will return tomorrow, or day after tomorrow, or two days after tomorrow.Otta chi eekai naaꞌinrüin waneepia tü mojusükat, süsaleechi nütüma Maleiwa soꞌuweena wane kaꞌi, maa aka na laamakana, maa aka na piuunakana nayale, süka nnojolin kachekalain nia saꞌakajee wayuu.And the one who continues to do evil will be punished by God one day, whether they be masters or servants, because he has no favorites among people.This is the third person singular non-masculine form. The word is formed joining any of the personal pronouns with -le in accord with the context.Es la forma de tercera persona singular no masculino. La palabra se compone uniendo cualquiera de los pronombres personales con -le según el contexto.
shiasaconjbut; it’s just thatpero; sólo queAküjüshi süchikü ayuulii, shiasa atunkeeshi taain neꞌe nia.He reported being sick, but it turns out that he was just sleepy.Oꞌunajachi taya Maikkoꞌumüin, shiasa nnojolüin kasain tasaajüinjatüin.Me voy para Maicao, pero no tengo nada que buscar de allá.
shiasaꞌacf-saꞌaconjand theny entoncesShiasaꞌa, tantapa ....And then, when I arrived ....Entonces cuando llegué ....Nayasaꞌa na nikirajüinkana, noꞌunakalaka sainküin mmakat süpüshua sünain aküjaa nüchiki sümüin wayuu.And then, his disciples went throughout the whole world telling about him to people.While this form is often in the third-person, non-masculine singular, it can also occur for other persons, possibly when indicating a marked change of subject from the preceding sentence.
shiatapünaa1adjhalf, partmedio, parteNaapüin shiatapünaa maraaja leech.He gave him part of a bottle of milk.Le dió una porción de leche.synaseꞌeruꞌu 32nhalf, fractional portionmitad, porciónShiatapünaa wane; wane piratsü.One is half (full); one is full. (water tank)cfaꞌata 1eꞌipa
-shiipl. of-shi
shiimüinfr. var.shiimain1adjtrueverdaderoShiimüin sünain taleꞌejeechin tachikua maalü.It’s true that (Truly) I will return again soon.2ntruthverdad
shiketaacfashekeraavsbe bent down, be hanging downestar agachadoShiketüsü shikii tü süikat.The hammock’s (head) is hanging down (i.e. it’s drooping too much)El chinchorro tiene la cabeza agachada.cfjepütaa
shiküshküüvibe stinging, be burning (sensation)picar, arderShiküshküsü toꞌu.My eye is stinging / burning.
shimoyoofr. var. ofsimoyoo
shipenbiting gnatjején que pica
shipolunfront wall beamwhmiichihouse, building
shitaavsbe swollenestar hinchadoshitüsüit’s swollen (from a blow or sting)está hinchadosynashushujünaakochooroocfourulaasütaa
shokontaacfoshokonojowaashokotaavsbe curvedestar encorvadosynjuyantaa 1
shokotaaantlotaa 1cfoshokonojowaashokontaavsbe curved; be crookedser curvo; estar torcidoShokotsü wunuꞌu.The tree is crooked. (also refers to roads, sticks)cfchüülee
shokulaafr. var. ofshukulaa
shoꞌoloꞌongourd cuptaza hecha de calabazashoꞌoloꞌo asia kepein, süchon aliitasmall gourd cup for drinking coffee, fruit of a gourd (plant)cfiita
shorottaacfashorottaashottaavileak, dripgotearshorottüin (jorottüin ?)it drips (rain through roof into house)
shottaacfashorottaashorottaavidripgotearShottüsü wera sütüma kaꞌi.The sun is making our sweat drip.
shukulaafr. var.shokulaavsbe lazyser perezosowachiajaain na shukulashiikana süpüla nooꞌulaainjanain suulia tiawe admonish the lazy / idle that they abandon that
shukulaa anainvifail, missfallarShokulashi taya.I (masc) missed. (the target with the slingshot)
shumuunancucumberpepino
shunuicfshunuliincold (infirmity), flucatarro, gripe, gripaAisü tamüla sütüma shunui.My throat hurts from a cold.