gisigwenatl : grow / raise / adopt / rear

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she raised him/her
Gloss: grow
Gloss: raise
Gloss: adopt
Gloss: rear
Example:
Text: Nsugwis pugwelniji no'guma(g) gisigwenaji.
Translation: My aunt has raised many members of my family.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: gi·si·gwe·na·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
gisigweng — I raised him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
gisigwenul — I raised you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
gisigwenit — He/she raised me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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