gelg'g : hold down with body weight / hold closed with body weight

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she holds it down with his/her body weight
Gloss: hold down with body weight
Gloss: hold closed with body weight
Example:
Text: Goqwei wejigelgemn legga'pei ga'qan?
Translation: Why are you holding the cellar door down/closed with your body?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: gel·kêk
Alternate grammatical form:
gelgm — I hold it down with my body weight — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gelgmeg — We hold it down with our body weight — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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