gews'g : toppled by the wind / blown over by the wind / blown down / topple by cutting / fell (by cutting)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is toppled by the wind
Gloss: toppled by the wind
Gloss: blown over by the wind
Gloss: blown down
Example:
Text: Gews'gl mtawegnn. / Kews'kl mtaweknn.
Translation: The flags are blown over by the wind.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: gew·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
gews'gl — They are toppled by the wind — (third person plural inanimate)
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she fells it by cutting
Gloss: topple by cutting
Gloss: fell (by cutting)
Example:
Text: Goqwei wejigews'g? / Koqwey wejikews'k?
Translation: Why is he/she cutting that down?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: gew·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
gewsm — I fell it by cutting — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gewsmeg — We fell it by cutting — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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