si'n'g : bail water (from boat)

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she bails water from it

Gloss: bail water (from boat)

Text: Ugtul espeg na amujpa si'n'g.

Translation: His/hers boat leaks so he/she has to bail it out.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: sii·nêk

Alternate grammatical form:

si'nm — I bail water from it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

si'nmeg — We bail water from it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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