poqtewo'gwet : begin to speak

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she begins to speak
Gloss: begin to speak
Example:
Text: Nuji'j pas'g tapuipuna't aq gi's poqtewo'gwet.
Translation: My grandchild is just two years old and he/she is already begining to speak.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: bohk·te·woo·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
poqtewo'gwei — I begin to speak — (first person singular animate)
poqtewo'gweieg — We begin to speak — (first person dual exclusive animate)
poqtewo'gutieg — We begin to speak — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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