aluse'wit : carpenter / carpentry

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun animate

Translation: Carpenter

Gloss: carpenter

Example:

Text: Te'siegsitpu'g lluigneg te's ajiet aluse'wit poqtllugwet.

Translation: Every morning at seven the carpenter begins work.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: al·u·see·wit

Alternate grammatical form:

aluse'wijig — carpenters — (plural)

aluse'wilitl — a carpenter — (fourth person)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she does carpentry

Gloss: carpentry

Example:

Text: Pie'l etliniganialuse'wit na'te'l.

Translation: Peter does the head-carpentry there.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: al·u·see·wit

Alternate grammatical form:

aluse'wi — I do carpentry — (first person singular animate)

aluse'wieg — We do carpentry — (first person dual exclusive animate)

aluse'wultieg — We do carpentry — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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