geleiwatl : protect / keep watch over / hold in safekeeping

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she protects him/her
Gloss: protect
Gloss: keep watch over
Gloss: hold in safekeeping
Example:
Text: Nti geleiwatl nuji'jl
Translation: My dog is protective of my grandchild.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ge·ley·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
geleiaq — I protect him — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
geleiul — I protect you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
geleiwit — He/she protects me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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