gelisga'latl : take by the hand while walking / take hold arm in arm

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she takes him/her by the hand while walking

Gloss: take by the hand while walking

Gloss: take hold arm in arm

Example:

Text: Gelisga'latl witape'sgwal aq telimatl tami ela'ti'gw?

Translation: He/she takes a hold of his/her friend's hand and tells (asks) her where are we going?

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: kel·is·kaa·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

gelisga'lg — I take him/her by the hand while walking — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

gelisga'lul — I take you by the hand while walking — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

gelisga'lit — he/she takes me by the hand while walking — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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