wigwa'smugwet : whistle

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she whistles
Gloss: whistle
Example:
Text: Apjiw gjijiaten gigjiw ig, muta nutuaten alwigwa'smugwet.
Translation: You can always tell when he/she is close by because he/she can be heard whistling.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: wi·gwaa·sê·mu·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
wigwa'smugwei — I whistle — (first person singular animate)
wigwa'smugweieg — We whistle — (first person dual exclusive animate)
wigwa'smugwa'tieg — We whistle — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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