welamatl : attracted to appearance / like looks of

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she is attracted to the appearance of him/her

Gloss: attracted to appearance

Gloss: like looks of

Example:

Text: Welamatl ntatlaiml ta'n gisignmuimg'pnn.

Translation: He/she likes the look of my shirt that was given to me.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: we·la·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

welamg — I am attracted to the appearance of him /her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

welamul — I am attracted to your appearance — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

welamit — He/she is attracted to my appearance — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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