welimatl : give good talking to / give good advice to / good rejoiner (come-back)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she gives him/her a good talking to
Gloss: give good talking to
Gloss: give good advice to
Gloss: good rejoiner (come-back)
Example:
Text: Welimatl na ula ugjignaml.
Translation: He/she has given some good advice to his/her little brother.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: we·li·ma·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
welimg — I give him/her a good talking to — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
welimul — I give you a good talking to — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
welimit — He/she gives me a good talking to — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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