punlugwet : stop work

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she stops working
Gloss: stop work
Example:
Text: Ugmalpale'witeml gistlimtl amujpa punlugwet tapu'gl aqantie'uti'l.
Translation: His/her doctor has told him/her he/she must stop working for two weeks.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bun·lu·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
punlugwei — I stop working — (first person singular animate)
punlugweieg — we stop working — (first person dual exclusive animate)
punlugutieg — we stop working — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Related entries for category "Work & Effort"