ganie'wit : profit / gain / win / earn / gain weight

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she profits
Gloss: profit
Gloss: gain
Gloss: win
Gloss: earn
Gloss: gain weight
Example:
Text: Ngwis mamunganie'wit.
Translation: My son has gained a lot of weight.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ga·ni·ee·wit
Alternate grammatical form:
ganie'wi — I profit — (first person singular animate)
ganie'wieg — We profit — (first person dual exclusive animate)
ganie'wultieg — We profit — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Borrowed word: from French, gagner

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