sangewlugweg : work slowly

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It works slowly
Gloss: work slowly
Example:
Text: Wejo'tmap lugwatmn, gatu telo'tm newte' me' telsangewlugweg.
Translation: I tired to fix it, but I find it is still working slowly.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: san·kew·lu·gwek
Alternate grammatical form:
sangewlugwegl — those work slowly — (third person plural inanimate)

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