giwto'qa'toq : circling with / wave around / spin around

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she takes it around in a circle
Gloss: circling with
Gloss: wave around
Gloss: spin around
Example:
Text: Moqwa' gejiaq ta'woqwei algiwto'qwa'toq.
Translation: I don't know what it is that he/she is taking around.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: giw·too·hgaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
giwto'qa'tu — I take it around in a circle — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
giwto'qa'tueg — We take it around in a circle — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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