emegwe'g : act improperly / act disgustingly

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she acts improperly
Gloss: act improperly
Gloss: act disgustingly
Example:
Text: Ula ji'nm emegwe'g ugjit a'sutmo'guom. / Ula ji'nm emekwe'k ukjit a'sutmo'kuom.
Translation: This man acts improperly at church.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: e·me·gweeg
Alternate grammatical form:
emegwe'i — I act improperly — (first person singular animate)
emegwe'ieg — We act improperly — (first person dual exclusive animate)
emegwoltieg — We act improperly — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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