wapinpat : sleep with eyes open

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she sleeps with eyes open
Gloss: sleep with eyes open
Example:
Text: Gi's gi'l nemi't nmu'j wapinpat?
Translation: Have you seen a dog sleep with it's eyes open?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: wa·bin·pat
Alternate grammatical form:
wapinpai — I sleep with my eyes open — (first person singular animate)
wapinpaieg — We sleep with our eyes open — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wapine'p'tieg — We sleep with our eyes open — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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