nawn'g : fail to reach

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she fails to reach it
Gloss: fail to reach
Example:
Text: Wejo'tg tepnmn gatu ejela'toq, nawn'g.
Translation: He/she tried to reach it but couldn't help it and failed to reach it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: naw·nêk
Alternate grammatical form:
nawnm — I fail to reach it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nawnmeg — We fail to reach it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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