temgwe'g : headless / headless

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is headless
Gloss: headless
Example:
Text: Gis gi'l nemi't ji'nm temgwe'g?
Translation: Have you seen a headless man?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: dem·kweeg
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is headless
Gloss: headless
Example:
Text: Tmi'gn temgwe'g, atel gis tltesg.
Translation: The axe is headless, it just (in the immediate past) broke.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: dem·kweeg
Alternate grammatical form:
temgwe'gl — they are headless — (third person plural inanimate)

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