pepgaltugwat : have thin hair / have fine hair

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she has thin or fine hair

Gloss: have thin hair

Gloss: have fine hair

Example:

Text: Ta'n telpiamgisigu'wei na telpiampepgatugwei.

Translation: The older I get the thinner my hair gets.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: bep·kal·tu·gwat

Alternate grammatical form:

pepgatugwai — I have thin hair — (first person singular animate)

pepgatugwaieg — We have thin hair — (first person dual exclusive animate)

pepgatugwa'tieg — We have thin hair — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: pepgaltogoei, gotitjig, cheveux petits, minces

Expanded: pepgaltogoei, pepgaltogotitjig, cheveux petits, minces

Transliteration: pepgaltugwai, pepgaltugutijig, small, thin hair/short, thin hair/small, fine hair

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