etlapensit : feeling one's body / massage one's self

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is feeling his/her own body
Gloss: feeling one's body
Gloss: massage one's self
Example:
Text: Mijua'ji'j etlapensit te's gisapaluj. / Mijua'ji'j etlapensit te's kisapaluj.
Translation: After a bath the baby touches his/her body.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: e·dê·la·ben·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
etlapensi — I am feeling my body — (first person singular animate)
etlapensieg — We are feeling our bodies — (first person dual exclusive animate)
etlapensultieg — We are feeling our bodies — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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