temawigna't : hunchback

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a hunchback
Gloss: hunchback
Example:
Text: Telte'lmg ne'gaw temawigna't, mu teltesinug.
Translation: I think he/she has always had a hunched back, it isn't from a fall or accident.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: de·ma·wi·gê·naad
Alternate grammatical form:
temawigna'i — I am a hunchback — (first person singular animate)
temawigna'ieg — we are hunchbacks — (first person dual exclusive animate)
temawignoltieg — we are hunchbacks — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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