enmlamit : gasp

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is gasping
Gloss: gasp
Example:
Text: Telmamunno'q'g, lpa enmlamit. / Telmamunno'q'k lpa enmlamit.
Translation: He/she is coughing so much, he/she gasps for breath.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: en·mê·la·mit
Alternate grammatical form:
enmlami — I gasp — (first person singular animate)
enmlamieg — We gasp — (first person dual exclusive animate)
enmlamultieg — We gasp — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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