mes'tesg'g : miss / miss a connection / arrive too late for

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she misses it
Gloss: miss
Gloss: miss a connection
Gloss: arrive too late for
Example:
Text: Gewising na, muta gismes'tesg'g wela'gwewei.
Translation: He/she is hungry, he/she just missed supper.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: me·sê·des·kêk
Alternate grammatical form:
mes'tesgm — I miss it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mes'tesgmeg — We miss it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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