ewle'jit : unfortunate / needy / poor / poor condition

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is needy

Gloss: unfortunate

Gloss: needy

Gloss: poor

Gloss: poor condition

Example:

Text: Pugwelgig ewle'jultijig ula ugs'tqamu.

Translation: There are many who are poor in this world.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: ew·lee·jit

Alternate grammatical form:

ewle'ji — I am needy — (first person singular animate)

ewele'jieg — We are needy — (first person dual exclusive animate)

ewle'jultieg — We are needy — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: eoletji, être pauvre, misérable, enceinte, ma piami eoletjoltioŏg

Transliteration: ewleji, to be poor, miserable, pregnant, ma piami ewle'jultiwoq

Source as entry: ewle'ji, I am poor

Normalized source as entry: ewle'jit, he/she is poor

Public note: ma piami ewle'jultiwoq, you (plural) will no longer be poor or miserable

Public note: Reference to being pregnant does not apply to this definition.

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