getu'nmiet : want to go home / intend to go home

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she wants or intends to go home
Gloss: want to go home
Gloss: intend to go home
Example:
Text: Assma nige' gisgaje'g, getu'nmiet. / Assma nike' kiskaje'k, ketu'nmiet.
Translation: He/she is ready just now, he/she wants to go home.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·duun·mi·et
Alternate grammatical form:
getu'nmiei — I want to go home — (first person singular animate)
getu'nma'tieg — We want to go home — (first person dual exclusive animate)
getu'nmita'ieg — We want to go home — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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