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

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she watches it until it is out of sight
Gloss: watch until out of sight
Gloss: follow (with eyes) until out of sight
Example:
Text: Elapit glapis ta'n we'gwapt'g salpo'l.
Translation: He/she watches until the sailboat is out of sight.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wee·gwap·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
we'gwaptm — I watch it until it is out of sight — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
we'gwaptmeg — We watch it until it is out of sight — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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