gi'g : sharp / sharp / house / home

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: It(knife) is sharp
Gloss: sharp
Example:
Text: Teleiaq tlawo'q gi'g.
Translation: I find the butcher knife is sharp.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: giig
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is sharp
Gloss: sharp
Example:
Text: Gi'g na qaliputi.
Translation: That shovel is sharp.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: giig
Alternate grammatical form:
gi'gl — They are sharp — (third person plural inanimate)
3.
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Your house
Gloss: house
Gloss: home
Example:
Text: Talamu'g na gi'g?
Translation: What color is your house?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: giig

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