elsma'sit : lie down

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she lies down

Gloss: lie down

Example:

Text: Elsma'si muta gispnei. / Elsma'si muta kispnei.

Translation: I lie down because I am tired.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: el·sê·maa·sit

Alternate grammatical form:

elsma'si — I lie down — (first person singular animate)

elsma'tieg — We lie down — (first person dual exclusive animate)

elsmita'ieg — We lie down — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: (mpo'qon) y aller, elismasi,

Transliteration: (mpo'qon) to go, elisma'si,

Source as entry: elisma'si, I lay down

Normalized source as entry: elsma'sit, he/she lays down

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