gelgwisgetestoq : fracture / sprain

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she fractures it
Gloss: fracture
Gloss: sprain
Example:
Text: Nitap gisgelgwisgetestoq ugtangwisgan.
Translation: My friend has fractured his/her ankle.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: gel·kwis·ke·des·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
gelgwisgetestu — I fracture it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gelgwisgetestueg — we fracture it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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