wesgweiwatl : handle / fondle / have, possess (Nova Scotia)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she is handling him/her/it
Gloss: handle
Gloss: fondle
Gloss: have, possess (Nova Scotia)
Example:
Text: Wen na wesgweiwatl na a'papi'l gujmug?
Translation: Who is handeling that rope outside.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: wes·kwey·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
wesgweiaq — I am handling him/her/it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
wesgweiul — I am handeling you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
wesgweiwit — He/she is handeling me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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