ewsgwapet : twitch

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she/it twitches
Gloss: twitch
Example:
Text: Me' etliewsgwapet na gataw, tlta'sigg me mimajit.
Translation: That eel is still twitching, you would think it's still alive.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ews·kwa·bet
Alternate grammatical form:
ewsgwapei — I twitch — (first person singular animate)
ewsgwapeieg — we twitch — (first person dual exclusive animate)
ewsgwapia'tieg — we twitch — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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