nisnusit : lower oneself / hold oneself lower

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she lowers self
Gloss: lower oneself
Gloss: hold oneself lower
Example:
Text: Nisnusit gimu'tug muta mu puatmug unji tuasg'ten.
Translation: He/she is lowering himself/herself a bit because he/she doesn't want his/her head to stick out.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ni·sê·nu·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
nisnusi — I lower myself — (first person singular animate)
nisnusieg — We lower ourselves — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nisnusultieg — We lower ourselves — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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