elgesg : till / plow up(ground)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she plows it up
Gloss: till
Gloss: plow up(ground)
Example:
Text: Elgesg ugtiga'taqan ugjit tap'tang. / Elkesk uktika'taqan wjit tap'tank.
Translation: He/she plows his/her field to plant potatoes.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: el·gesk
Alternate grammatical form:
elgesm — I plow it up — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
elgesmeg — We plow it up — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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