elgimsgwet / el'kimskwet : tiptoe over / sneak toward

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she sneaks towards

Gloss: tiptoe over

Gloss: sneak toward

Example:

Text: Elgimsgwet unpo'qoneg. / El'kimskwet unpo'qonek.

Translation: He/she sneaks to his/her (own) bed.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: el·gim·skwet

Alternate grammatical form:

elgimsgwei / el'kimskwei — I sneak over — (first person singular animate)

elgimsgweieg / el'kimskweiek — We sneak over — (first person dual exclusive animate)

elgimsgutieg / el'kimskutiek — We sneak over — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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apattesing : spring back
aptoqwet : lean (by holding on to something) to walk / use for balance
aputasg'tesing : flip backwards / flip over
aputasgiaq : flip / flip over / flip back
elgimsgwet : tiptoe over / sneak toward
etltesg : beat or move rythmically / shake
etltesing : where one got struck / where one got injured / beat or move rythmically / dance / shake
jampo'qiet : somersault