tugune'g : hollow / hollow / empty headed

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is hollow
Gloss: hollow
Example:
Text: Telte'tm tugune'g ula ugji'g'j.
Translation: I believe this stump is hollow.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: du·gu·neeg
Alternate grammatical form:
tugune'gl — They are hollow — (third person dual inanimate)
tuguno'ltijig — They are hollow — (third person plural inanimate)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she/it is hollow
Gloss: hollow
Gloss: empty headed
Example:
Text: Ula giptapuow na we'gwitugune'g.
Translation: This friend of yours is really hollow.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: du·gu·neeg
Alternate grammatical form:
tugunei' — I am hollow — (first person singular animate)
tugunei'eg — We are hollow — (first person dual exclusive animate)
tuguno'ltieg — We are hollow — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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