natawinsgu'mat : know how to answer back

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she knows how to answer back
Gloss: know how to answer back
Example:
Text: Mu' natawinsgu'magw, pegije'g we'gaw gisite'tg ta'n tluetew.
Translation: He/she does not know how to answer back, it takes a while before he/she can come up with a retort.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: na·da·wins·kuu·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
natawinsgu'mai — I know how to answer back — (first person singular animate)
natawinsgu'maieg — We know how to answer back — (first person dual exclusive animate)
natawinsgu'ma'tieg — We know how to answer back — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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