wesgowa'sit : occupied / dwell there / occupy / stay, live or situated at

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is occupied
Gloss: occupied
Example:
Text: Ala sipu'ji'jg gopit wesgowa'sit.
Translation: A beaver is busy at that little stream.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wes·ko·waa·sid
Alternate grammatical form:
wesgowa'si — I am occupied — (first person singular animate)
wesgowa'tieg — We are occupied — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wesgowita'ieg — We are occupied — (first person plural exclusive animate)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she dwells there
Gloss: dwell there
Gloss: occupy
Gloss: stay, live or situated at
Example:
Text: Ala gopit wesgowa'sip elti'gap, newt gisi'gaj na na'te'l usgowa'sitew.
Translation: That beaver who was occupied building a lodge, once they're finished they will dwell there.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: wes·ko·waa·sid
Alternate grammatical form:
wesgowa'si — I dwell there — (first person singular animate)
wesgowa'tieg — We dwell there — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wesgowita'ieg — We dwell there — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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