tetutgilg : same size as / as big as him/her/it / approximate size

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she/it is the same size as
Gloss: same size as
Gloss: as big as him/her/it
Gloss: approximate size
Example:
Text: Suel ugjignaml wijei tetutgilgig.
Translation: He/she and his/her younger brother are almost the same size.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: de·tut·kilk
Alternate grammatical form:
tetutgil — I am about the same size — (first person singular animate)
tetutgileg — We are about the same size — (first person dual exclusive animate)
tetutgilultieg — We are about the same size — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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