matu'nmat : frugal / manages with minimum resources

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a frugal person
Gloss: frugal
Gloss: manages with minimum resources
Example:
Text: Matu'nmat, gatu te'sijig aq welmimajultijig.
Translation: He/she has limited resources, and even though they are many, they live a good life.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ma·duu·nê·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
matu'nmai — I manage with minimum resources — (first person singular animate)
matu'nmaieg — We manage with minimum resources — (first person dual exclusive animate)
matu'nma'tieg — We manage with minimum resources — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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