munsaiwatl : persuade / persistent persuasion / coax

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she persuades him/her

Gloss: persuade

Gloss: persistent persuasion

Gloss: coax

Text: Munsaiwatl witapal glapis gistesguateg.

Translation: He/she coaxed his/her friend until his/her friend gave in.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: mun·say·wa·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

munsaiw'g, munsaiaq — I persuade him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

munsaiul — I persuade you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

munsaiwit — He/she persuades me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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