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pemto'gwet

Pronunciation guide: bem·too·gwet
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
  1. Translation: He/she drifts off to sleep

    Meanings:
    • drift off (to sleep)
    • pass out (from drinking)
    Example of word used in sentence:
    • Gi's geji'g'pnig pmto'gutitaq, ma' na telmaljewe'jg gistlipgitapulti'gw.
      I knew they would fall asleep, when they are that young they aren't able to stay up that late.

    Alternate forms:
      pemto'gwei, I drift off to sleep (first person singular animate)
      pemto'gweieg, We drift off to sleep (first person dual exclusive animate)
      pemto'gutieg, We drift off to sleep (first person plural exclusive animate)

  2. Translation: He/she drifts along (on the water)

    Meanings:
    • drift along (on the water)
    Example of word used in sentence:
    Alternate forms:
      pemto'gwei, I drift along (first person singular animate)
      pemto'gweieg, We drift along (first person dual exclusive animate)
      pemto'gutieg, We drift along (first person plural exclusive animate)

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