salite'wit : collecting for charity

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she collects for charity
Gloss: collecting for charity
Example:
Text: Salite'wit ugjit a's'tuo'guom. / Salite'wit wjit a's'tuo'kuom.
Translation: He/she collects donations for the church.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: sa·li·dee·wit
Alternate grammatical form:
salite'wi — I collect for charity — (first person singular animate)
salite'wieg — We collect for charity — (first person dual exclusive animate)
salite'wultieg — We collect for charity — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Borrowed word: from English, solicit or French, solliciter

Related entries for category "Social Life"

Related entries for category "Money, Buying & Selling"