wapit : awake / have eyes open

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has his/her eyes open
Gloss: awake
Gloss: have eyes open
Example:
Text: Siawpisgwa', mu nepagw, me' wapit.
Translation: Go on in, he/she is not asleep, his/her eyes are open.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wa·bit
Alternate grammatical form:
wapi — I have my eyes open — (first person singular animate)
wapieg — We have our eyes open — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wapultieg — We have our eyes open — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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