emegweiwatl : treat badly / abuse

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she treats someone badly

Gloss: treat badly

Gloss: abuse

Text: Me' gatu emegweiwatl na ugtue'ml. / Me' katu emekweiwatl na uktue'ml.

Translation: My word, he/she treats his/her pet badly.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: e·me·gwey·wa·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

emegweiaq — I treat someone badly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

emegweiul — I treat you badly — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

emegweiwit — He/she treats me badly — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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