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toolo1adjmalemachokaaꞌula toolobilly-goatcfkapuunanewiipaaruuta2nmanhombre, varónWane toolo eekai kaanükülin müshika saaꞌin jieyuu.A man who is a gossip is like women (i.e. men are not generally characterized by gossiping).ctprtjierüwoman, femaletoolo aaꞌinbrave; cocky
toolo aaꞌinid. oftooloaaꞌinvs1brave, valiantvalientewane wayuu tooloainchikai ...a brave (?) / valiant mansynyalayalaa 2Normalmente al formar este predicado nominal, el adjetivo toolo queda invariable y en vez de añadirle el prefijo personal al nombre aain, se le añade un sufijo de género-número que concuerda con el sujeto, que suele ser masculino singular. Por ejemplo, toolo aainchi nia equivale a ’él es valiente’.2cockymachotoolaaꞌinchi kottoleerarooster is cocky / proud / macho
toolünbird species, nightjar (like whipporwill)especie de ave, aguaitacamino, ave chotacabrasgenwuchii 1
toomasünpigeonpaloma (doméstica)cfmaꞌuwagenwuchii 1
toroinbird speciesespecie de avegenwuchii 1
toroosafr. var.toroojonclubgarrote
tottooluFrom Spanish doctor.ndoctor (medical)médicoAnakajaꞌa weꞌikajaale shia maalü sümüin wane tottoolu.We should take her at once to a doctor.
toureetanseatsillacfeinasetulu
-tuacfwaneeshia 1affsfxThis suffix on an numeral adjective indicates a multiplication factor, in other words, the number of times the number is applied in the context.Este sufijo indica multiplicación de un numeral, con el sentido “veces”.Pienchtuainjat shimiralüin.She is going to take it (the pills) four times.Kojuyatua tasüin kaseoosa.I drank pop several times.jeratuahow many timespiantuatwiceuwatuaonce
tuꞌumantype of precious stone (most valuable)tipo de piedra preciosacfkurulaashoꞌupüloꞌuliaasattapiat
tulunrustic seatsilla rústicatuluseat, bench, even a piece of log to sit oncfeinasetoureeta
tuttaacfaturulavs1have a fevertener fiebreAjattüsü tuttüin.The fever / heat is ended. (stopped burning [heat rash])synoushuwaacffiewüre2be hottener calorTuttuisü tü miichikat.The house is hot.La casa tiene / hace mucho calor.Tuttüshi taya suluꞌu tachaketasekat.I’m ‘smothering’ in my jacket.En mi chaqueta siento mucho calor.
gradtüratüsatiacftüüadjthis (non-masculine)estaTaapüin shipijana tü juyakat saaꞌu saajuna tü miichikat.I hear the sound of the rain on the roof of the house.cfchina1
tüitüinmedium-sized red-whitish brown hawkhalcónTüitüi, jashichisü saaꞌu süchon.A hawk is angry for her children. (protecting from larger bird)genwuchii 1
-tüjüipl.-tüjüliinon-masc.-tüjülüaffsfxThis verb suffix indicates the action has already happened or the state already existed before the currently referenced time. It also includes gender-number marking. It has the sense “have just, had just”.Este sufijo verbal indica que la acción ya ha sucedido o que el estado ya existía. También marca el género-número. Tiene sentido de “haber”¿Antatüjütpaꞌa shia?Has she just arrived?¿Acaba de llegar?Nüchontüjülia chi tashikai süpüleerua tü teikkat.They were (already ?) my father’s children before my mother. (ref. to older half-sibs)cf-ichipa-yüi
tükülawaacfatükawaaatükülajawaavsbe stuckestar pegadoTükülaasü.It is stuck on (adhesive).Está pegado.
tülikinshedcobertizoAꞌyataashi taya sünain wane tüliki.I (masc) am working on a shed.
tünanarmspan, fathombraza (unidad de medir)Nooꞌulakakalaka jeꞌtsüin shiinot tü palaakat, eekalaka shia piama shikii tüna.They tested the depth of the ocean, it was twenty armspans.cfatüna 1
tünnataavihoverrevoloteartünnatsühovering, gliding in the air (e.g. buzzards)
tüntaa aaꞌinid. ofaaꞌinvi1beat (heart)pulsar (corazón)Tüntüsü taaꞌin.My heart is beating.2be pounding (heart)palpitar (corazón)Tüntüsü maꞌin taaꞌin.My heart is “pounding”. (e.g. out of fear)cfayoꞌujawaa aaꞌinmmoluu
türagradtüratüsatia1adjthat (non-masculine)esa¡Cheꞌe tamüin türa karalouktakat!Give me that book!2pronthat one (non-masculine)ésa; esoPaainjain türa.You made that.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.
türaampanJew’s harp (musical instrument)tipo de instrumento musicalcfmaasü
türenntraintrenIsa sejeeruꞌu sünain süpüna türenkat.Over there on the other side of the train tracks.
türiiyan1reedjuncomaa aka wane türiiya liyantajakat sütüma jouktailike a reed waving by the wind2reed saddlesilla de junco (para montar o cargar)sütüriiase püliikidonkey’s saddle
türoojonstorage table (for kitchen utensils)mesa (para guardar utensilios de la cocina)