angweiwatl / ankweiwatl : take care of / care for / look after / bring up / raise

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she takes care of him
Gloss: take care of
Gloss: care for
Gloss: look after
Gloss: bring up
Gloss: raise
Example:
Text: Ugwe'ji'tl angweiwatl. / Ukwe'ji'tl ankweiwatl.
Translation: He/She takes care of his/her younger sister.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: an·kwey·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
angweiaq / ankweiaq — I take care of someone — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
angweiul / ankweiul — I take care of you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
angweiwit / ankweiwit — Someone takes care of me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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