sepuijjeng : hide or conceal in hand

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she hides or conceals it in the hand

Gloss: hide or conceal in hand

Text: Ala epite'ji'j sepuijjeng ugsuitism, jipatg ugsua'tugsin.

Translation: That little girl conceals her candy in her hand, she's afraid that someone will take it.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: se·bu·ich·chenk

Alternate grammatical form:

sepuijjenm — I hide or conceal it in my hand — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

sepuijjenmeg — We hide or conceal it in our hands — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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