wasoqong : illuminate / keeps lit

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she keeps it lit
Gloss: illuminate
Gloss: keeps lit
Example:
Text: Apje'ji'jit wasoq wasoqong eptaqano'guom.
Translation: A small light bulb keeps the cupboard lit.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wa·so·hgonk
Alternate grammatical form:
wasoqonm — I keep it lit — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
wasoqonmeg — We keep it lit — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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