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ua
non no no
ubaroun
en avant adelante forward
ubaruaguouni
en avant ; procéder, avancer hacia adelante ; proceder onward ; to proceed
ubáruwaguoun
en avant adelante forward
Wabáruwaguoun. / Tubáruwaguoun. / Bubáruwaguoun. / Óunaha boun gáfu tó tubáruwaguoun.
— Sigamos adelante. / Que siga adelante. / Sigue., Sigue adelante. / Manda esta caja hacia adelante.
uguñe
aujourd'hui hoy today
urúgabu
près de cerca de near
Lurúgabu béya nagánawa.
— Vivo cerca de la playa.
usan
ancien, antique ; démodé, vieux ; autrefois ; ancienneté antiguo ; anticuado, viejo ; antiguamente ; antigüedad ancient ; old-fashioned, antiquated ; formerly ; seniority
uwara
ensemble juntos together
úgubuna
corporellement corporalmente bodily
únabu
bas ; moins ; en bas ; au-dessous bajo ; menos ; abajo ; debajo low ; minus ; down ; below
únabugúda
moins menos less
únabun
vers le bas hacia abajo downward
úrúwa-hatiou
trimestriel trimestral quarterly
úrúwahatiou
trimestriellement trimestralmente quarterly
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Pronouns & common words (18 words)

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Numbers (38 words)

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Nature (40 words)

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Home & daily life (16 words)

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Useful phrases (34 words)

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African loanwords (Bantu) (2 words)

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Carib/Garífuna comparison (7 words)

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Grammar — single words (6 words)

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Grammar — personal pronouns (9 words)

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Alphabet (23 words)

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Human body (59 words)

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Time (10 words)

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