pempugua'sit / pem'pukua'sit : start to get on feet / start to recover from bad times

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is starting to get on his/her feet
Gloss: start to get on feet
Gloss: start to recover from bad times
Example:
Text: Atel pempugua'sij, ap sesupa'lugwetaq.
Translation: As s/he starts to get her/his footing, s/he begins to slip again.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bem·bu·gu·aa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
pem'pugua'si — I am starting to get on my feet — (first person singular animate)
pem'pugua'tieg — We are starting to get on our feet — (first person dual exclusive animate)
pem'pugueta'ieg — We are starting to get on our feet — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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