pemto'gwet
Pronunciation guide: bem·too·gwet
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
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Translation: He/she drifts off to sleep
Meanings:
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drift off (to sleep)
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pass out (from drinking)
Example of word used in sentence:
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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)
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Translation: He/she drifts along (on the water)
Meanings:
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drift along (on the water)
Example of word used in sentence:
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Ala' psitnigtug gitap pemto'gwet.
Over there in the river channel your buddy is drifting along.
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)