giwgto’quamgwitg : flows in a circular motion / flows around something

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Roger Metallic

Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive

Translation: Water flows in a circular motion, or water flows around something

Gloss: flows in a circular motion

Gloss: flows around something

Example:

Text: Migwite'tmn ta'n eteg giwgto’quamgwitg i'lltaigup?

Translation: Do you remember the location where the water flows in a circular motion we used to go to?

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: giw·too·hgu·am·gwitk

Alternate grammatical form:

giwto'qamgwitgl — they flow in a circle, or around something — (third person plural inanimate)

Document reference:

Transcription: en rond, °giogtõgoamgitg;

Transliteration: in a circular way, giwgto’quamgitg;

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