wejamoqsualatl : embrace / hug and squeeze

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she embraces him/her

Gloss: embrace

Gloss: hug and squeeze

Text: Nugumij wejamoqsualit te's nemi'lij.

Translation: My grandmother embraces me everytime she sees me.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: we·ja·mohk·su·a·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

wejamoqsualg — I embrace him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

wejamoqsualul — I embrace you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

wejamoqsualit — He/she embraces me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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