eliguet : have grain / lean toward

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: It (plank) has a grain

Gloss: have grain

Example:

Text: Weliangamgug ta'n telieliguej na lasqo'plaw.

Translation: That is a nice looking grain on that board.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: e·li·gu·et

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: It (tree) leans toward

Gloss: lean toward

Example:

Text: Lutaqanigtug miti's eliguet.

Translation: The tree leans into the fence.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: e·li·gu·et

Alternate grammatical form:

eliguei — I lean toward — (first person singular animate)

eligueieg — we lean toward — (first person dual exclusive animate)

eligua'tieg — we lean toward — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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