esgmatg : wait for

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she waits for it
Gloss: wait for
Example:
Text: Goqwei esgmatg ala gaqamit? / Koqwey eskmatk ala kaqamit?
Translation: What is he/she standing there waiting for?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: es·kê·matk
Related entry: esgipetoq
Alternate grammatical form:
esgmatm — I wait for it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
esgmatmeg — We wait for it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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