welta'sit / wel'ta'sit : happy / glad

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is happy
Gloss: happy
Gloss: glad
Example:
Text: Nutmateg mitugwalgutal witape'sgwal, welta'sip.
Translation: When he/she heard his/her female friend would visit, he/she was happy.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: wel·daa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
welta'si / wel'ta'si — I am happy — (first person singular animate)
welta'sieg / wel'ta'siek — We are happy — (first person dual exclusive animate)
welta'sultieg / wel'ta'sultiek — We are happy — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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