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-ya1cf-aꞌaya2-taa1affsfx1indeedverdaderamentekatünasiyan ~ katünasiyaꞌayanyes, it’s an airplane (after confirmation of its identity)sí (ese) es un aviónNaꞌalain neꞌe. Niyaateeinꞌya neꞌe taya.He’s lying. He intended to strike me.ant-taayacf-jaꞌa-lee 1taa2anyway, stillsiempreJaꞌitayaaichi pia ashapajaain shiiꞌire antaa palajana, antüshiya neꞌe taya püpüleerua.Although you hurried to arrive first, I still arrived ahead of you.Aunque tú diste prisa para llegar primero, siempre yo llegué delante de tí.
-ya2cf-aꞌaya2affsfxlocative suffix (not always used)Mainma mei yaaya juyapa.There are many mosquitoes here when there is rain.
-ya3sp. var. of-ia1
-ya4sp. var. of-ia2
yaacfyaayavsbe hereestar aquí¿Yaajachi pia aippaꞌinka?Were you here last night?gradyaanaa1saachaa
-yaa1cf-yaa aashin-yaa aaꞌinruꞌuaffsfx1pretendfingir, simularKojutuyaashi taya natüma na wayuukana süka nanüiki neꞌeThese people pretend to honor me only with their words2false, falselyfalso, falsamentewane wayuuiruaya mojuyaakat oꞌupala naashin, nünüikü Estebansome people who falsely claimed that Stephen had spoken evil in their presence3likeness of, imitation ofsemejanza de, imitación desüchonyaasüher “adopted” child4temporarytemporariotü miichi eejanale naya kepiayaainthe house where they were (temporarily) staying5attempted or done in vaininútilmente, en vanoAashin wapülajayaain juulia ayatüinjanain jia aashajaain süchiküWe certainly forbade you to continue speaking about it ... (but you did it anyway)cf-yaaje
-yaa2affsfxinterrogative suffix¿Jalapünaayaa?By where (are you going)?¿Jamayaa pia?How are you?¿Cómo estás?
-yaa aaꞌinruꞌuunspec. comp. form ofaaꞌin 4cf-yaa1affsfxthink or believe mistakenlypensar o creer equivocadamenteSiratayaasü saaꞌinruꞌu.They thought it was flat. (i.e. the earth)syn-yaa aashin
-yaa aashincfaashin-yaa1affsfxthink or suppose mistakenlypensar equivocadamentealatüinjatüyaa naashin namüin suulia tü waneekat ‘denario’they mistakenly supposed that they would receive more than the one ‘denarius’syn-yaa aaꞌinruꞌu
-yaa maaaffsfx1each one for himselfcada uno por sí mismoKeichiiseyaa müsü wayuukalüirua waneꞌewai sukua.Cada persona tiene su propio (cuadro de) sal.cfwaneꞌewai akua2all at the same time, acting individuallytodos a la vez, actuando individualmenteAwayalayaa müsü süsheꞌinpalajana tü wayuukolüirua ... suluꞌupünaa tü wopukot.The crowd (individually) spread out their outer garments ... along the road.cf-iraa 3
-yaa neꞌeaffsfxnot anyningunoKasayaa neꞌe saapüin jümüin tü kasa mojusü jaaꞌinrakat.The evil that you did was of no benefit to you.eeyaa neꞌe jaraleechin pasiruwainthere will not be anyone who is injured
-yaajecfakaisaꞌa-yaa1 5affsfxThis verb suffix indicates a frustrated or unrealized action or state, with the sense “even though”.Este sufijo verbal indica una acción o un estado frustrado o no realizado, con el sentido “aunque”.Taꞌtsaajaweeinyaajeꞌeya, akaisa (akatsa) tachecherüin taaꞌin suulia.Even though I wanted to hit him, I resisted / refrained from / restrained myself from doing so.Yo tenía la intención de pegarlo, pero ...Antüna aaꞌuchiyaaje, akaisa isainꞌya neꞌe nia achiküü.(Even though (?) someone) came to his aid (the drowned soldier), but he couldn’t be (helped). (Lit: He was come to the aid of, but he wasn’t possible for.)
yaajeeadv1from herede aquíYaajeeshi Julio ...Julio left here (this afternoon) ...gradyaajee 1yalejee 12from nowdesde ahorayaajee soꞌukaꞌi süpüla waneepiafrom now on (i.e. from this day forward)de hoy en adelante
yaajeeruꞌuadvon this sideen este ladoJ. je tayakai, anaa waya yaajeeruꞌu je S. sejeeruꞌu.J. and I are here on this side (of the table) and S. is on the other side. (may be used for any of the other three sides)J. y yo estamos aqui en este lado (de la mesa) y S. está en el otro lado.(Anuu) yaajeeruꞌu sünain Uribia.This side of Uribia.más aca de Uribiagradyaajeeruꞌuyalejeeruꞌu 1sejeeruꞌuchejeeruꞌu
yaamüinadvto herepara aquí¿Jouja jüleꞌejaka yaamüin?When are you returning to here?
yaapünaaadvaround herepor aquí¿Kojutsü che oꞌusee yaapünaa?Are eyeglasses expensive around here?
yaaulerüadvawhile (moderately short time), not very long timeun rato, no por mucho tiempoJe yaaulerü süchikijee wojuittüinBut before very long after we departedpero no mucho después ... RVR95gradkakaliaa 1kamaꞌawaayaaulerümotsoꞌo 1
yaawalaadvat once, immediatelyal instante, inmediatamenteSujuttakalaka yaawalajaꞌa sünain ouktüin shiaShe fell down dead at onceAl instante ella cayó ... y expiró. RVR95synmotsoꞌo 2
yaaweFrom Spanish llave.nkeyllaveAꞌanapüsü taya yaawe.I’m borrowing the key.shiyaawein türa (kemionkot)the key to that (the jeep)
yaayacfyaaadvhereaquíMainma mei yaaya juyapa.There are many mosquitoes here when there is rain.gradyaayaherenaaꞌayayalasaꞌayathere (mid-distant)chaꞌayathere (distant)
-yaiaffsfx1This verb suffix, occuring with the imperative, expresses a warning to avoid the action, with the sense “don’t ...!”.Este sufijo verbal, con el imperativo, sirve para dar una advertencia en contra de la acción. Tiene el sentido “¡que no ...!”.¡Jaaꞌayajiraꞌalaꞌayai!(Be careful) No arguments (?)!¡(Cuidado) que no discutan!¡Putunkajayaijeꞌe!No sleeping!¡Que no duerme!2notno
yaichuanbroad bush species with medicinal propertiesespecie de arbusto con propiedades medicinalesYaichua, ashatsü yooi sütüma.‘Yaichua’, infections / sores are cured by it (its sap).
yajanboiled cornmeal rodbollo (de maíz)
yajaaushinchicha corn drink with milkmazamorra con lechegradookotuushiuujoluyajaaushi
yakuteꞌenbird species (small grey and black)especie de pájarocfserumagenwuchii 1

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