temgwesg : cut the head off / cut the top off

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she cuts it's head off
Gloss: cut the head off
Gloss: cut the top off
Example:
Text: Temgwesm nige' ula wasueg muta gaqapiateg.
Translation: I cutting the top off this flower because its too dry.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: dem·kwesk
Alternate grammatical form:
temgwesm — I cut it's head off — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
temgwesmeg — We cut it's head off — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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