boropateyʉ

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Cubeo

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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boropateyʉ

  1. to be aloof, to not pay attention
    Ocore boropateibi ʉ̃́cachĩa.
    It's going to rain, but you don't pay attention and you get wet.
  2. to be to blame
    Yavimi moare ãiyede mímacʉ boropateibi, cʉ̃ramine ʉ̃i biebe boje.
    Your son is to blame for the dog eating the fish, because he didn't close the door.

References

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  • N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "boropateyʉ", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
  • N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN