pisgweto't : elected / hit into (net, goal or hole)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she/it is elected

Gloss: elected

Example:

Text: Ne's'sijig pile'smug pisgweto'jig.

Translation: Three new candidates were elected.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: bis·kwe·dood

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she/it hits it into (net, goal or hole)

Gloss: hit into (net, goal or hole)

Example:

Text: Lpa pisgweta'tl tu'aqann unji e'w'g.

Translation: He/she knocked the ball in using his/her head.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: bis·kwe·dood

Alternate grammatical form:

pisgwete'g — I hit him/her/it in — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

pisgweto'l — I hit you in — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

pisgwete'lit — He/she hits me in — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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