istue'g : different / not normal / strange / different / strange

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is different
Gloss: different
Gloss: not normal
Gloss: strange
Example:
Text: Pugwelg na mimajuinu eig ta'n ijga'istue'g.
Translation: There are a lot of people out there who are a little strange.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: is·tu·eeg
Alternate grammatical form:
istuei — I am different — (first person singular animate)
istueieg — We are different — (first person dual exclusive animate)
istuo'ltieg — We are different — (first person plural exclusive animate)
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is different
Gloss: different
Gloss: strange
Example:
Text: Ula wasuegl istue'gl?
Translation: Are these flowers different?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: is·tu·eeg
Alternate grammatical form:
istue'gl — Those are different — (third person plural inanimate)

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