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tellugwet / tel'lukwet : do such work / works in such a way
Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she does such work
Gloss: do such work
Gloss: works in such a way
Example:
Text: Nige' musga'tl ta'n tellugwet na a'papi. / Nike' muska'tl ta'n tel'lukwet na a'papi.
Translation: Now I will show you how that rope works.
Pronunciation guide: del·lu·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
tellugwei / tel'lukwei — I do such work — (first person singular animate)
tellugweieg / tel'lukweiek — we do such work — (first person dual exclusive animate)
tellugutieg / tel'lukutiek — we do such work — (first person plural exclusive animate)
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