melg'pugua'sit : stands hard or strong / take a stand / unrelenting / insist

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she stands hard or strong
Gloss: stands hard or strong
Example:
Text: Tmg melg'pugua'sit gesgmnaq gesmoqja'tug utepaqan
Translation: He/she takes a strong stance before he/she pushes his/her car.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mel·kê·bu·gu·aa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
melg'pugua'si — I stand strong — (first person singular animate)
melg'pugua'tieg — We stand strong — (first person dual exclusive animate)
melg'puguitaieg — We stand strong — (first person plural exclusive animate)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she takes a stand
Gloss: take a stand
Gloss: unrelenting
Gloss: insist
Example:
Text: Negm na mawmelg'pugua'sit, ma' suisga'tuawt ugglusuaqannm.
Translation: He/she takes a strong stand, you won't break his/her word.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: mel·kê·bu·gu·aa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
melg'pugua'si — I take a stand — (first person singular animate)
melg'pugua'tieg — We take a stand — (first person dual exclusive animate)
melg'puguitaieg — We take a stand — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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