mawte'g : collect / save / gather together

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she collects it
Gloss: collect
Gloss: save
Gloss: gather together
Example:
Text: Mawte'g ugsulieweim glapis te'p'g wi'g.
Translation: He/she is saving his/her money until he/she can afford his/her own house.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: maw·teek
Alternate grammatical form:
mawte'm — I collect it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mawte'meg — We collect it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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