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waüyeeabs. ofawaüyanseed (for planting)semilla (para la siembra)müleka nüpünajüle wainma waüyee, wainmeerü nüꞌttiaif he plants a lot of seed, his harvest will be great
wawaachinsmall dovetortolitasüchaꞌa wawaachidove droppings (excrement) (brown with white dot)cfiruꞌuimaꞌuwagenwuchii 1
wawainstorm windviento de tempestadWawai, ajuttüsü wunuꞌu sütüma.Storm wind (that comes with rain), trees fall down by it.cfepichikuijepirachijouktai 1
wayapronwe, usnosotros, nosEküinapa waya.We’ve just eaten.Nnojoishii waya shiküin.It (kasipa) didn’t bite us.
wayamainroasted pith of ‘yosu’ cactusmédula asada del cardóncfashula 1whyosu
wayeenaFrom Spanish ballena.nwhaleballenaNiꞌyonoojo kalaka tü shiꞌirukkat tü wayeenakat süka tü rüikat süpüla niküin.He cut the flesh of the whale with the knife to eat it.
wayeetaFrom Spanish olleta.nlight-weight cooking potollatawayeetsemy cooking potcfotse 1siꞌwaraiwushu
wayunkeerandollmuñeca (figura de persona)atükünüsü wayunkeeramaking or molding a mud doll / figurehizo muñeca / “figura de persona”
wayuun1person; peoplepersona; gente, puebloTerüin wainma wayuu Meerachon.I saw many people at Meerachon.cfaꞌwayuuse2Wayuu nativeindígena wayuuShiyouktüin wayuu nüpüleerua.She (Granny) doesn’t want him to have a Guajira. (for a wife, she would rather he choose a “white”)cfparoujawataüctprtalijunawayuunaikiWayuu language3thingcosacfkasa 3
wayuunaikicomp. ofwayuu 2anüiki 3ctprtalijunaikinWayuu languageidioma de los wayuuEkirajaashi taya sünain wayuunaiki.I (masc) am studying on Guajiro language.Tü “árbol” makat süka alijunaikü, “wunuꞌu” maluꞌulu süka wayuunaikü.The (word) “árbol” in Spanish means “wunuu” in Guajiro.
wayuusheꞌincomp. ofwayuuasheꞌinnWayuu woman’s dressmanta wayuu
weinshifr. var. ofmeinshi
wentaanaFrom Spanish 'ventana'.fr. var.pentaananwindowventanaYalaꞌaya piꞌitaain shirousekat sümaa suwentaanase.At that point you put on its door (covering) and its windows.
wiinnaaadvin the eastpor el orienteAwataashi pia wiinajee.You were running from the east.cfwüinpejeꞌewaiwüinpumüingradpalaapünaawiinnaauuchipünaawaapünaa
wiirüfr. var. ofwüirü
woꞌoluposs.awoꞌolüinnmen’s crocheted waist bagmochila para el cinturón del hombrejuwoꞌolüinkatyour (pl) bags (worn on men’s belts for carrying money, etc.)cfawolojaakattoꞌui 1piyulusaruunasusu
woliichinmarble (toy)boliche
wompiiyaFrom Spanish bombilla.nlight bulb, flashlight bulbbombilla
wonnotaavi1jump, hopbrincar, saltarWonnotshi.He (a person) jumps. [Also applied to a rabbit’s movement.]cfachiikonojowaaawataa 2munnataashankataa2move up and down, rise and fallalternar movimiento entre hacia arriba y hacia abajowonnotaarising and falling, e.g. the waves of the ocean swelling and sinking in placecfkoꞌontaa
wooꞌuwananchoranclaooro wooꞌuwayagold anchor (shape of bead)oro en forma de ancla
woolanballbalón¿Jara akanajuuka woola?Who was beaten (lost) in the ball game?¡Püliikaja süchiirua tü woola!Climb up after that ball!
wootenphotographfotosynayaakua 2letiraal
woowiraFrom Spanish bóveda.nburial place, tombbóveda, tumba (sepultura)synamuuyuu 2
wopun1roadcaminoTanta anainrü suluꞌu wopu.I found it on the road.Mojeerü wopukot.The road will be bad.2path, trailsenderowopumüinwest
wopujeꞌewainnative of lower Guajiraabajero, nativo de la baja Guajiractprtwüinpejeꞌewai