wi'gue'g : strange / weird / unkind / mean

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is strange

Gloss: strange

Gloss: weird

Example:

Text: Maw wi'gue'g na gisigu ala'tet wigit.

Translation: The old man who lives over there is very strange.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: wii·gu·eeg

Alternate grammatical form:

wi'guei — I am strange — (first person singular animate)

wi'gueieg — we are strange — (first person dual exclusive animate)

wi'guoltieg — we are strange — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is unkind

Gloss: unkind

Gloss: mean

Example:

Text: Geji'g wi'gue'g, pas na ne'gaw na telqamigsit.

Translation: I know he/she is mean but, that has always been his/her behavior.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: wii·gu·eeg

Alternate grammatical form:

wi'guei — I am unkind — (first person singular animate)

wi'gueieg — we are unkind — (first person dual exclusive animate)

wi'guoltieg — we are unkind — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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