pempa'sit : start to sit down

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is in the process of sitting down
Gloss: start to sit down
Example:
Text: Ala nemi't pempa'sit, na negm getu'glult.
Translation: See that person over there about to sit down, that is the one you want to speak to.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bem·baa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
pempa'si — I am in the process of sitting down — (first person singular animate)
pempa'tieg — We are in the process of sitting down — (first person dual exclusive animate)
pempita'ieg — We are in the process of sitting down — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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