ilapsg'smu'gwet : curl up and go to sleep / reposition during sleep / lie down for a nap / lie down for a rest

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she curls up and goes to sleep
Gloss: curl up and go to sleep
Gloss: reposition during sleep
Gloss: lie down for a nap
Gloss: lie down for a rest
Example:
Text: Mu' etug piamiulinpagw, tetujigaqi'sg ilapsg'smu'gwet.
Translation: He/she can't be sleeping too well, he/she has repositioned him/herself so often.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: i·laps·kê·sê·muu·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
ilapsg'smu'gwei — I curl up and go to sleep — (first person singular animate)
ilapsg'smu'gweieg — We curl up and go to sleep — (first person dual exclusive animate)
ilapsg'smu'gutieg, ilapsg'smu'gatieg — We curl up and go to sleep — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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