elg'g : cause soreness from sitting too long / cause body part to be sore (from being on it) / temporarily misshapen by pressing against

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she causes a body part to be sore from being on it
Gloss: cause soreness from sitting too long
Gloss: cause body part to be sore (from being on it)
Gloss: temporarily misshapen by pressing against
Example:
Text: Nmituaq ugsisgw, npa'ji'jitug tetuji(w) mawmunielg'g.
Translation: You should see his/her face, he/she must have been naping on it.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: el·gêk
Alternate grammatical form:
elgm — I cause a body part to be sore from being on it too long — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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