mils'g : whittle it / carve in different ways / cut in different ways

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she whittles it
Gloss: whittle it
Gloss: carve in different ways
Gloss: cut in different ways
Example:
Text: Wej(i)milsm na ula gmu'j muta nnuoqta'w etli'g.
Translation: I'm cutting this wood in different ways because I'm making a statue.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mil·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
milsm — I whittle it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
milsmeg — We whittle it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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