gesnugwe'galsit : pretend to be ill / pretend to be sick / feign illness

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she pretends to be ill
Gloss: pretend to be ill
Gloss: pretend to be sick
Gloss: feign illness
Example:
Text: Te's amgwes ellugutimg na gesnugwe'galsit.
Translation: Every Monday he/she pretends to be sick.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ge·sê·nu·gw·ee·kal·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
gesnugwe'galsi — I pretend to be ill — (first person singular animate)
gesnugwe'galsieg — we pretend to be ill — (first person dual exclusive animate)
gesnugwe'galsultieg — we pretend to be ill — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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