sawepit : slouched over / hunched over / hung or drooped over

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is slouched over
Gloss: slouched over
Gloss: hunched over
Gloss: hung or drooped over
Example:
Text: Telgispnet pas'g nugu' sawepit mutputigtug.
Translation: He/she is so tired that he/she is just slouched on the chair.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: sa·we·bit
Alternate grammatical form:
sawepi — I am slouched over — (first person singular animate)
sawepieg — We are slouched over — (first person dual exclusive animate)
sawepultieg — We are slouched over — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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