gesipuatg : wants very much / covet

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she covets it
Gloss: wants very much
Gloss: covet
Example:
Text: Goqwei Mali gesipuatg?
Translation: What does Mary want a lot?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·si·bu·atk
Alternate grammatical form:
gesipuatm — I want it very much — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gesipuatmeg — We want it very much — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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