put'pegiaq : swell up / bloat

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It swells up
Gloss: swell up
Gloss: bloat
Example:
Text: Sepei gisigsite'm ntpitn, aq atel nige' poqjiput'pegiaq.
Translation: I hurt my hand this morning, and only now is it starting to swell up.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: bu·dê·be·gi·ahk
Alternate grammatical form:
put'pegiaql — They bloat — (third person plural inanimate)

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