guntewiet : turns into stone / becomes petrified

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she turns into stone, becomes petrified

Gloss: turns into stone

Gloss: becomes petrified

Example:

Text: Ge' e'wanej na lasgo'plaw gesgmnaq guntewiegw.

Translation: Lets use that board before it becomes petrified.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: kun·tew·i·et

Alternate grammatical form:

guntewiei — I turn into stone — (first person singular animate)

guntewieieg — we turn into stone — (first person dual exclusive animate)

guntewia'tieg — we turn into stone — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: (gonteo)oiei, se petrifier

Expanded: gonteoiei, se petrifier

Transliteration: guntewiei, to become petrified

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