getuapsit : fend for oneself / help oneself

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she fends for self
Gloss: fend for oneself
Gloss: help oneself
Example:
Text: Amujpa ms't wen getuapsit.
Translation: Everyone has to fends for themself.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ge·du·ap·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
getuapsi — I fend for myself — (first person singular animate)
getuapsieg — We fend for ourselves — (first person dual exclusive animate)
getuapsultieg — We fend for ourselves — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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