gelo'tg : guard / keep watch over / hold in safekeeping

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she guards it
Gloss: guard
Gloss: keep watch over
Gloss: hold in safekeeping
Example:
Text: Nsugwis gelo'tg ta'n telmimajit.
Translation: My aunt takes care of how is lives.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ge·loodk
Alternate grammatical form:
gelo'tm — I hold it in safekeeping — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gelo'tmeg — We hold it for safekeeping — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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