mawisetesing : contract / cringe / fall in heap / crumple from a fall / shrink from

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she contracts
Gloss: contract
Gloss: cringe
Gloss: fall in heap
Gloss: crumple from a fall
Gloss: shrink from
Example:
Text: Go'gwejij lpa mawisetesintew te's samqwan elapaqto'j.
Translation: A spider will actually cringe whenever water is splashed at him/her.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·wi·se·de·sink

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