megng : pick up / choose

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she picks it up
Gloss: pick up
Example:
Text: Te'siegsitpu'g megng pilei wi'gatign.
Translation: Each morning he/she picks up a new paper.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: me·gênk & me·gênêk
Alternate grammatical form:
megnmann — I pick them up — (first person singular animate subject, third person plural inanimate object)
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she chooses it
Gloss: choose
Example:
Text: Megng megwe'g atlai ta'n nasgua's gisgug.
Translation: I choose the red shirt to wear today.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: me·gênk & me·gênêk

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