sma'tewit : smart / alert

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is smart
Gloss: smart
Gloss: alert
Example:
Text: Ni'n telueg sma'tewulti'gw.
Translation: I would say we're smart.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: sê·maa·de·wit
Alternate grammatical form:
sma'tewi — I am smart — (first person singular animate)
sma'tewieg — we are smart — (first person dual exclusive animate)
sma'tewultieg — we are smart — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Borrowed word: from English, smart

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