wellugwet : do good work / work well / do well (in general) / succeed (in general)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she does good work

Gloss: do good work

Gloss: work well

Example:

Text: Agase'wa'lut'p muta geju't pusgiullugwet.

Translation: He/she was hired because it's known that he/she usually does good work.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: wel·lu·gwet

Alternate grammatical form:

wellugwei — I do good work — (first person singular animate)

wellugweieg — we do good work — (first person dual exclusive animate)

wellugutieg — we do good work — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she does well (in general)

Gloss: do well (in general)

Gloss: succeed (in general)

Example:

Text: Gis sa'q maja'sip, aq ta'n we'gwijiji'g, wellugwet ta'n wesgowa'sij.

Translation: He/she left a long time ago, and as far as I know, is succeeding where they are.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: wel·lu·gwet

Alternate grammatical form:

wellugwei — I am doing well (in geneeral) — (first person singular animate)

wellugweieg — we are doing well (in geneeral) — (first person dual exclusive animate)

wellugutieg — we are doing well (in geneeral) — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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