japigwet : wink / face covered in a substance

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she winks

Gloss: wink

Example:

Text: Telta'siap nemi'g etljapigwet.

Translation: I though I saw him/her winking.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ja·bi·gwet

Alternate grammatical form:

japigwei — I wink — (first person singular animate)

japigweieg — we wink — (first person dual exclusive animate)

japigutieg — we wink — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: His/her face is covered in a substance

Gloss: face covered in a substance

Example:

Text: Sisgu japigwet nitap, gujmug gispaqtuneitesing.

Translation: My friends face is covered in mud, he/she fell face first outside.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: ja·bi·gwet

Alternate grammatical form:

japigwei — my face is covered in a substance — (first person singular animate)

japigweieg — our faces are covered in a substance — (first person dual exclusive animate)

japigutieg — our faces are covered in a substance — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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