wesmugwat : runs away / flees / escape from there

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she runs away
Gloss: runs away
Gloss: flees
Gloss: escape from there
Example:
Text: Te's nti tewa'l'g na wesmugwat.
Translation: Every time I let my dog outside he/she runs off.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: we·sê·mu·gwat
Alternate grammatical form:
wesmugwai — I run away — (first person singular animate)
wesmugwaieg — We are running away — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wesmugwa'tieg, wesmugutieg — We are running away — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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