espi'sit : use high·sounding language

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she speaks using high-sounding language
Gloss: use high·sounding language
Example:
Text: We'gwiespi'sultijig ula Gepeg we'ita'jig.
Translation: These people from Quebec are using high-sounding language.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: es·pii·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
espi'si — I speak using high-sounding language — (first person singular animate)
espi'sieg — We speak using high-sounding language — (first person dual exclusive animate)
espi'sultieg — We speak using high-sounding language — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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