pegwigwalatl : able to budge / able to pry loose

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she is able to pry it loose
Gloss: able to budge
Gloss: able to pry loose
Example:
Text: Pegije'g wesgowa'sit, gatu glapis pgu'l pegwigwalatl.
Translation: He/she worked on it a long time, but at last he/she was able to pry the gum loose.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: be·gwi·gwa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
pegwigwalg — I am able to pry it loose — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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