nissing

Recordings:

Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw

Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive

Pronunciation Guide: nis·sink

Translation: He/she is falling (from a higher place)

Meanings:

falling (from a higher place)
drifting down
descend

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Ula pi'gun wejnissing ala miti'sigtug.
Translation: This feather just drifted out of that tree.
Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

nissin -- I am falling (from a higher place) -- (first person singular animate)
nissineg -- We are falling (from a higher place) -- (first person dual exclusive animate)
nissultieg -- We are falling (from a higher place) -- (first person plural exclusive animate)

Related entries for category "fall"

asoqomoqtesing : fall across
atuasgweitesing : fall backwards
ennmtesing : stick into (unassisted) / sticks into (when going along) / penetrates by falling / pierces / embeds itself
ge'gutesg : land on top of / fall on top of
gelgwisgetestoq : fracture / sprain
gesitesing : get hurt badly (from a fall or an accident)
getgugjetesg : falls prone face down
getgujeitesing : fall face first
gewaqs'g : fell by the wind / blown down by the wind
gewaqsing : blown down by the wind / fell by the wind
gewiaq : fall down from upright position / fall over from standing position / topple from standing position
gewiet : falls over from upright position / topple from standing position
gews'g : toppled by the wind / blown over by the wind / blown down / topple by cutting / fell (by cutting)
gewte'g : knock down
maltewtesg, mal'tewtesk : bleed as a result of a fall
maltewtesing, mal'tewtesing : bleed as a result of a fall
maltewtesmatl, mal'tewtesmatl : cause to bleed by a fall
maltewtestoq, mal'tewtestoq : causes to bleed by a fall
mesaqaneita'tl : knock down / collaspes as a result of a punch
mesqaniet : collapse
nesigatesgmuatl : trip
nisiaq : fall down
nisiet : fall down
niso'piet : swing down
niss'g : drifting down / falling in air / blown down
nissing : falling (from a higher place) / drifting down / descend
paqaiatgweitesing : falls flat on a surface / slam into the ground or other surface
paqasiet : fall into the water
paqtuneitesing : fall flat on the face
peji'taqamat : trip (over)
pijiaq : fall in / drop in
pijiet : fall in / drop in / go into debt
pijipgwiaq : cave in / falls in in small pieces
pijipgwiet : cave in / falls in in small pieces
saqatuetesing : slip and fall
sasqatesing : fall flat on belly / belly flop
seioqiaq : cave in / collapse
seioqiet : falls apart / cave in / collapse
wejinisiaq : fall from
wejinisiet : fall from