metgwe'g : stiff / stiff

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is stiff
Gloss: stiff
Example:
Text: Wasammetgwe'g ula m'gegn, ma' gisie'wmug.
Translation: This leather is too stiff, we can't use it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: met·kweeg
Alternate grammatical form:
metgwe'gl — They are stiff — (third person plural inanimate)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: It(shoe) is stiff
Gloss: stiff
Example:
Text: We'gwimetgwe'g ula a'papi, ma' etug gisgltaqpilaq.
Translation: This rope is very stiff, I don't think that I can tie a knot in it.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: met·kweeg
Alternate grammatical form:
metgwe'gig — They are stiff — (third person plural animate)

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