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yalaadvright thereallí¿Kasa paainjaka yala jooluꞌu?What are you doing (right) there now?¿Qué está haciendo allí ahora?Ajaa, wooꞌulaa yalaꞌaya.Uh huh, let’s stop there (leave off reading).gradyaayaherenaaꞌayayalasaꞌayathere (mid-distant)chaꞌayathere (distant)
yalaavsbe there (near)estar allí
yalayalaavs1coarse, roughásperoYalayatsü jooluꞌu.She’s got on her scruffy clothes (? meaning the little girl is like a boy)synkajürülaacfsirataa 12brave, valiantvalienteyalayalashia man not easily defeated in battleuna persona valorososyntoolo aaꞌin 13skilledhábil, listo, inteligenteWane jintüi eekai yalaꞌyalain sünain aashajawaa müshika saaꞌin laülaayuu.A child who speaks maturely (i.e. with advanced vocabulary) is like old people (who know all the language).yalayalaa aaꞌinstrong, energetic
yalayalaa aaꞌinid. ofyalayalaaaaꞌinstrong, energeticfuerte
yalejeeadv1from there (locative)de allígradyaajee 1yalejee 12then (logical sequence)entoncesShiküin sarut; jokomakalaka ~ jokomakaꞌa shia suluꞌujee je yalejee süsüꞌütitkaꞌa shia tü jokomakat.A boa bit it; then (from there) the worms arrived and then (from there) the worms made it fall off.cfaluꞌujee 3
yalejeeruꞌuadv1on that sideen el otro ladoMouisü yaajeeruꞌu, jerutsü yalejeeruꞌu.It is narrow on this side, wide on that side.Es estrecho de este lado y ancho de aquel lado.cfapüchoꞌuayaamaꞌagradyaajeeruꞌuyalejeeruꞌu 1sejeeruꞌuchejeeruꞌu2other (than)otro (que)
yaletaacfayaleraaayalerawaavs1be high, be tallser altoYaletsü.It’s tall; high. (building, person, tree, hill)2be prominent, be importantser importantewane pueulo yaletüsü maꞌi suluꞌu tü mmakat Ciliciaan important city in the land of Ciliciauna población importante ...yaletaa aaꞌinproud
yaletaa aaꞌinid. ofyaletaaaaꞌincfyaletaataa aaꞌinvsbe proudser altivoAashichijaashi Maleiwa namüin na eekai yaletayaain naaꞌin suluꞌu nakuaippa namüiwaGod gets angry toward those who are proud (haughty-hearted) in themselvesDios se opone a los orgullosos VPE
yaletaataa aaꞌincfyaletaa aaꞌinvsbe spirited, be livelyser alentado
yapaa1vsbe ready, be preparedestar listo, estar preparado2viget ready, preparealistarse, prepararseYapashi sünain oꞌunaa.You are getting ready to go.tachuntüin jooluꞌu pümüin süpüla yapainjatüin tapüla pütüma wane paü pipialuꞌuI am requesting of you now that you prepare a room for me in your house
yarüttaafr. var.erüttaayerüttaacfaꞌyarülaaꞌyarülajaavsbe dirtyestar sucio¿Eküinjachi pia sünain yerüttüin pajapü?Are you going to eat with dirty hands?Yarüttüsü tooꞌui.My feet are dirty.antulee 1
yawantype of nettle plant (with poisonous spines)pringamoza, mata con espinas venenosasyawa, oorotsü wayuu sütümayawa, people swell up from itCompiler's experience proved this to be a very painful toxin upon a very small prick of a spine of the nettle.
yaweerüFrom Spanish llavero.nkeychain, key-holderllaveroAtutsü piyaweerase.Your keychain is worn out (falling apart).
yokutaaantchuwataajotaacfoyokojowaavs1be extinguishedestar apagadoYokutsü.It is turned off. (stative form) // It is stopped, (fire is) out.Está apagado.2be turned offestar apagado (máquina, aparato)
yoꞌuleerüntree speciesespecie de árbolgenwunuꞌu 1
yolujaan1devil, demon, evil spiritdiablo, demonio, espíritu malignoEpeinjaasü wane yolujaa tapüla.A devil appeared to me. (a supernatural appearance; implied: such experiences are frightening)Me apareció / me salió / me mostró un diablo.naaꞌayajaakalaka saaꞌin tü yolujaakat suulia tü saaꞌinrakat nüka chi jintüikaihe rebuked the evil spirit from what it was doing to the boycfaaꞌin 3aseyuuayolojo 3samunnaawanülüü 12Satan, the DevilSatanás, el diablo3spiritespírituyolujawaademon-possessed
yolujawaader. ofyolujaavsbe demon-possessed (manifested with weakness and lethargy)estar endemoniado
yonnafr. var.yonnondancebaileKepioꞌusü kashi süpülajatü yonna.Ring aroung the moon, a sign for a dance.cfpiouioyonnojoodance
yooinsore, infectionllaga, infecciónyaichua ... Ashatsü yooi sütüma.yaichua, (a bush) ... Infections / sores are cured by it (sap).
yooiwaavsbe infectedtener infección
yootchoncfoyoolojoo1adjsmall quantity (of liquids), little amount (of liquids)poquito (de líquidos)Anasü püsüle yootchon wiino.It would be good if you drank a little wine.cfpalitchon 1gradyootchon 1kaꞌüliaamedium (amount / size / distance)joulaa 12prona little bit (liquids)poquito (de líquidos)
yootoocfaashajawaaayoojooviconverse, chat, talkconversar, charlarYootshi Jesús sooꞌopünaa tüü.Jesus talks about that.synyounataacfoyorolo
yosuncactus species (long tall spires with little or no trunk) or its fruitcardón (especie de cactus o su fruta)Koojüsü sütüma yosu.She got stuck by yosu.Aluwanüshi yosu.I’m collecting yosu fruit.cfjasakayuusiaptwarayawayamai