emlsigtmat : hear a ghost / see a ghost / apparition of a spirit / spooked
Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she sees or hears a ghost
Gloss: hear a ghost
Gloss: see a ghost
Gloss: apparition of a spirit
Gloss: spooked
Example:
Text: Telta'sit emlsigtmat ta'n tujiw natgoqwei gujmug nutgeg. / Telta'sit emlsiktmat ta'n tujiw natkoqwey kujmuk nutkek.
Translation: He/she thought he/she was having an apparition when
he/she heard something outside.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: e·mêl·sik·tê·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
emlsigtmai — I see or hear a ghost — (first person singular animate)
emlsigtmaieg — We see or hear a ghost — (first person dual exclusive animate)
emlsigtma'tieg — We see or hear a ghost — (first person plural exclusive animate)
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