weleiasit : treat self well

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she treats himself/herself well
Gloss: treat self well
Example:
Text: Nitap gisma'munigsnugwat gatu nige' weleiasit.
Translation: My friend has been very sick, but now he/she is treating himself/herself well.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: we·ley·a·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
weleiasi — I treat myself well — (first person singular animate)
weleiasieg — we treat ourselves well — (first person dual exclusive animate)
weleiasultieg — we treat ourselves well — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document reference:
Transcription: 4 oeleiasi, se sentir bien (to feel well), se flatter
Transliteration: 4 weleiasi, feel good (to feel well), to flatter oneself
Public note: The translations provided by Pacifique didn’t make sense to the speakers, so they went with the translation “to treat yourself well”, which will be used for this headword.
Public note: For a "to flatter oneself" related word, see: megitelsit, conceited, have high opinion of self.
Transcription: welāase, I am pretty.
Transliteration: weleiasi, I am pretty.
Transcription: weloomk, flattery, abundance, too much; weloolk, I flatter him.
Transliteration: welumg, flattery, abundance, too much; welulg, I flatter him.
Transcription: To feel well, Wĕlemŭlse; Wĕlāăse; Teleăse.
Transliteration: To feel well, Welimlsi; Weleiasi; Teliasi.
Transcription: To take care of one’s self, Wĕlāăse; kĕdooŏpse.
Transliteration: To take care of one’s self, Weleiasi; getuapsi.
Transcription: To flatter him, Wĕlook’; Moonsaamk.
Transliteration: To flatter him, Welug; Munsamg.

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