wetmite'tg : have need for / have use for / care for

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she has a need for it
Gloss: have need for
Gloss: have use for
Gloss: care for
Example:
Text: Gisigu wetmite'tg ugtaptu'n nugu'.
Translation: The old fella needs his cain now.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: we·dê·mi·deetk
Alternate grammatical form:
wetmite'tm — I have a need for it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
wetmite'tmeg — We have a need for it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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