gewiet : falls over from upright position / topple from standing position

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she falls over from a standing position
Gloss: falls over from upright position
Gloss: topple from standing position
Example:
Text: Suel gewiet (u)la gigmenu, telgispnet. / Suel kewiet (u)la kikmenu, telkispnet.
Translation: Our buddy almost fell, he/she is so tired.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·wi·et
Alternate grammatical form:
gewiei — I fall over from a standing position — (first person singular animate)
gewieieg — We fall over from a standing position — (first person dual exclusive animate)
gewia'tieg — We fall over from a standing position — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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