giste'g : finish playing(instrument) / able to play instrument / finish beating / finish hitting

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she finished playing it

Gloss: finish playing(instrument)

Gloss: able to play instrument

Example:

Text: Giste'g gtapegiaqan na glusitew.

Translation: Once he/she has played the song he/she will speak.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: gis·teeg

Alternate grammatical form:

giste'm — I finished playing it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

giste'meg — We finished playing it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she finished beating it

Gloss: finish beating

Gloss: finish hitting

Example:

Text: Mu gisgatpiwg, pas'g nige' giste'g na ligpeta'w.

Translation: It's not ready, I just finished beating those ash strips.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: gis·teeg

Alternate grammatical form:

giste'm — I finished beating it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

giste'meg — We finished beating it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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