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yalá
pourrir, se gâter (bas) pudrirse, echarse a perder (bas) to rot, to spoil (bas)
Gíbetu wagádi ayáladutu tábugiyein tídibu. | Yalátu wurínouga. | Yaláa sún ûdüraü lídan lísü wéyu.
— Se pudren muchos aguacates bajo su árbol. l Se pudrieron ayer. | Todo los pescados están podridos al sol caliente.
yaráfagua
être proche, fréquent (bas) ser junto, ser frecuente (bas) to be close together, frequent (bas)
Yaráfaguatu gárada luwágu yúra. / Yaráfuaguati léibaagun tídoun kumún.
— Los libros están muy juntos en el estante. / Él hace frecuentes viajes al baño.
yelé
se blesser à nouveau (bas) volverse a lesionar (bas) to injure oneself again (bas)
Yelé lumuti yága wurínouga.
— Ayer se volvió a lesionar la llaga.
yúrun
être assis (bas : positionnel) estar sentado (bas: verbo posicional) to be sitting (bas: positional)
Yúrun hayan iráhüyün lúma Wán.
— Los niños están sentados con Juan.
yûndü
aller (bas) ir (bas) to go (bas)
Mídin baa áraabun láu niséinsun.
— No te metas al bosque con mi dinero.
yüngûyüngü
être branlant, tremblant, instable (bas) estar flojo, estar tembloroso, estar inestable (bas) to be loose, shaky, unstable (bas)
Yüngûyüngühali tári nibári.
— Mi nieta tiene un diente flojo.
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