pewatg : want / desire

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she wants it
Gloss: want
Gloss: desire
Example:
Text: Telo'tm te's na maqasan pisgwai, natgoqwe'tew piltuei ta'n we'jitu pewatm.
Translation: It seems to me that each time I go into that store, I will find something else that I want.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: be·watk
Alternate grammatical form:
pewatm — I want it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
pewatmeg — We want it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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