elqamgwejat : brace to keep balance / brace to slow down

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she braces self
Gloss: brace to keep balance
Gloss: brace to slow down
Example:
Text: Telgesnuguig ngat amujpa elqamgwejai pata'wti.
Translation: My foot is so sore I have to brace myself using the table.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: el·hkam·kwe·jat
Alternate grammatical form:
elqamgwejai — I brace myself — (first person singular animate)
elqamgwejaieg — we brace ourselves — (first person dual exclusive animate)
elqamgwejoltieg — we brace ourselves — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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