we'gwamatl : watch until out of sight / follow (with eyes) until out of sight

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she watches him/her until he/she is out of sight

Gloss: watch until out of sight

Gloss: follow (with eyes) until out of sight

Example:

Text: Wanne'g elapit glapis ta'n we'gwamaj ugti'l.

Translation: He/she looks to the west end of Listuguj until his/her dog is out of sight.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: wee·gwa·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

we'gwamg — I watch him/her until he/she is out of sight — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

we'gwamul — I watch you until you are out of sight — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

we'gwamit — He/she watches me until I am out of sight — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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