etltesing / etl'tesink : where one got struck / where one got injured / beat or move rythmically / dance / shake

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is struck there
Gloss: where one got struck
Gloss: where one got injured
Example:
Text: Ugjigung etltesing. / Ukjikunk etl'tesink.
Translation: He/she injured him/her knee.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·de·sink
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is moving rythmically
Gloss: beat or move rythmically
Gloss: dance
Gloss: shake
Example:
Text: Nata'tesing ala ji'nm etltesing. / Nata'tesink ala ji'nm etl'tesink.
Translation: That man dancing over there dances well.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·de·sink
Alternate grammatical form:
etltesin / etl'tesin — I am moving rythmically — (first person singular animate)
etltesineg / etl'tesinek — We are moving rythmically — (first person dual exclusive animate)
etltesultieg / etl'tesultiek — We are moving rythmically — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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