niwa's'g : become dry / get dry / all liquid empties out / evaporate

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It becomes dry
Gloss: become dry
Gloss: get dry
Gloss: all liquid empties out
Gloss: evaporate
Example:
Text: Toqwa'q sipu mamunniwa's'g.
Translation: In the fall the river becomes very dry.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ni·waa·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
niwa's'gl — They become dry — (third person plural inanimate)

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