nesguatl : console

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she consoles him/her

Gloss: console

Text: Mi'walgig ta'n te'sijig minajuinu'g nesguipnig ngijaq nepgeg.

Translation: I appreciate all the people who consoled me when my mother died.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: nes·ku·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

nesgaq — I console him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

nesgul — I console you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

nesgulit — He/she consoles me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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