sewiste'g : pound or hack to bits

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she pounds or hacks it to bits
Gloss: pound or hack to bits
Example:
Text: Sewiste'g pgu glaman gisimaqumatesnu.
Translation: I'm breaking the taffy into bits so we can eat it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: se·wis·teeg
Alternate grammatical form:
sewiste'm — I pound or hack it to bits — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
sewiste'meg — We pound or hack it to bits — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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