japigwetuet : winks

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a winker
Gloss: winks
Example:
Text: Tlta'sig na etljapigwetuet, awna ugpugugw na'tala'tegeg.
Translation: You would think that he/she is winking, but there's something wrong with his/her eye.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ja·bi·gwe·du·et
Alternate grammatical form:
japigwetuei — I am a winker — (first person singular animate)
japigwetueieg — We are winkers — (first person dual exclusive animate)
japigwetua'tieg — We are winkers — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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