wenaqto'sit : move up (in world) / help oneself up (in the world)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/ she moves up (in the world)
Gloss: move up (in world)
Gloss: help oneself up (in the world)
Example:
Text: Wennaqto'sijig ta'n we'gwigisipgwatu'tij muta unjannua getu' uliangweiwa'tiji.
Translation: They (two) aspire to move up as much as possible because they want to provide well for their children.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: we·nahk·too·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
wenaqto'si — I move myself up — (first person singular animate)
wenaqato'sieg — We move ourselves up — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wenaqto'sultieg — We move ourselves up — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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