nesgawet : console / offer condolences / join in bereavement

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she consoles
Gloss: console
Gloss: offer condolences
Gloss: join in bereavement
Example:
Text: Wela'ge'g nte'pitem nipapieg'p muta nesgaweieg'p.
Translation: Last night my wife and I were at the wake all night because we joined in the breavement.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nes·ka·wet
Alternate grammatical form:
nesgawei — I console — (first person singular animate)
nesgaweieg — we console — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nesgawa'utieg — we console — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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