boropateyʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈɾopatejɨ/

Verb

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

• 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