we'gwa'muatl : defeat in debate / best in argument or duel of words

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: Defeat in debate
Gloss: defeat in debate
Gloss: best in argument or duel of words
Example:
Text: Tiotis lpa we'gwa'muatl na pa'tlia'sl.
Translation: Tiotis defeated that priest in the debate.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wee·gwaa·mu·a·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
we'gwa'maq — I defeat him\her in debate — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
we'gwa'mul — I defeat you in debate — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
we'gwa'muit — He/she defeats me in debate — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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