melgwisgat : nightmare / frightened (from nightmare)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has a nightmare
Gloss: nightmare
Gloss: frightened (from nightmare)
Example:
Text: Miawitpa'qap ngwis melgwisgap aq mu'gisiapajinpagup.
Translation: It was midnight when my son had a nightmare and then he couldn't go back to sleep.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mel·kwis·kat
Alternate grammatical form:
melgwisgai — I have a nightmare — (first person singular animate)
melgwisgaieg — We have a nightmare — (first person dual exclusive animate)
melgwisga'tieg — We have a nightmare — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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