matue'g : lives simply / unsophisticated / make do / live marginally

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she lives simply
Gloss: lives simply
Gloss: unsophisticated
Gloss: make do
Gloss: live marginally
Example:
Text: Ne'gaw matue'g, gatu gisa'teget.
Translation: He/she has always lived marginally, but has endured.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ma·du·eeg
Alternate grammatical form:
matue'i — I live simply — (first person singular animate)
matue'ieg — We live simply — (first person dual exclusive animate)
matuoltieg — We live simply — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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