weleiatijig : treat each other well / kind to each other

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: They treat each other well

Gloss: treat each other well

Gloss: kind to each other

Example:

Text: Tewjisa'q tepqatgig gatu me' weleiatijig.

Translation: They have been married so long but they still treat each other good.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: we·ley·a·di·jik

Alternate grammatical form:

weleiaq — I treat him/her well — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

weleiul — I treat you well — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

weleiwit — He/she treats me well — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: 5. oeleiatigo, attitude mutuelle (bonne)

Transliteration: 5. weleiati’gw, mutual attitude (good)

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