maligwet : grow at a slow pace / stunted growth / undersized growth / feeble growth

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she grows at a slow pace
Gloss: grow at a slow pace
Gloss: stunted growth
Gloss: undersized growth
Gloss: feeble growth
Example:
Text: Newte'jit nti we'gwimaligwet.
Translation: One of my dogs is growing at a much slower pace.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·li·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
maligwei — I grow at a slow pace — (first person singular animate)
maligweieg — We grow at a slow pace — (first person dual exclusive animate)
maligutieg — We grow at a slow pace — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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