esgipetoq : wait / expect

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she waits for it
Gloss: wait
Gloss: expect
Example:
Text: Goqwei etug esgipetoq? / Koqwey etuk eskipetoq?
Translation: I wonder what he/she is waiting for?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: es·ki·be·dohk
Related entry: esgmatg
Alternate grammatical form:
esgipetu — I wait for it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
esgipetueg — We wait for it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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