menawjit : sensitive to cold / cold-blooded

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is sensitive to cold

Gloss: sensitive to cold

Example:

Text: Ngij menawjit nugu' ta'n pemgisigu'ep.

Translation: My mother is sensitive to cold now that she is getting older.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: me·naw·chit

Alternate grammatical form:

menawji — I am sensitive to cold — (first person singular animate)

menawjieg — We are sensitive to cold — (first person dual exclusive animate)

menawjultieg — We are sensitive to cold — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is cold-blooded

Gloss: cold-blooded

Example:

Text: Mtesgm gis tluwetes menawjit.

Translation: You can say a snake is cold-blooded.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: me·naw·chit

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