welmaita'sit : sad / suffer (in thinking)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is sad
Gloss: sad
Gloss: suffer (in thinking)
Example:
Text: Gisipgwatoq mu getu' angite'tmug, muta gisa'lj welmaita'sit.
Translation: If he/she can help it he/she doesn't want to think about it, because it causes him/her to be sad.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: wel·may·taa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
welmaita'si — I am sad — (first person singular animate)
welmaita'sieg — We are sad — (first person dual exclusive animate)
welmaita'sultieg — We are sad — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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