gegnu'telg : purchase correctly / purchase appropriately

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she buys the proper one
Gloss: purchase correctly
Gloss: purchase appropriately
Example:
Text: Apjiw gegnu'telg wilu.
Translation: He/she always buys him/herself proper food.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·gê·nuu·delk
Alternate grammatical form:
gegnu'telm — I buy the proper one — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gegnu'telmeg — We buy the proper one — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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