pegwigwatg : able to budge / able to pry loose

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she is able to pry it loose
Gloss: able to budge
Gloss: able to pry loose
Example:
Text: Waqqaj pegwigwatmeg ntulninen ta'njiw apjimoqtesgeg guntewigtug.
Translation: We barely were able to pry our boat loose when it got stuck on the rocks.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: be·gwi·gwatk
Alternate grammatical form:
pegwigwatm — I am able to pry it loose — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
pegwigwatmeg — We are able to pry it loose — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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