gisigweng : full-grown / raise / rear

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she raised it until full-grown
Gloss: full-grown
Gloss: raise
Gloss: rear
Example:
Text: Ala ji'nm geggung tmawei ta'n negm gisigweng.
Translation: That man has tobacco he grew himself.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: gi·si·gwenk
Alternate grammatical form:
gisigwenm — I grew it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gisigwenmeg — We grew it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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