lüŋgaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to rock, to shake, to sway, to swing, to wave
♢ puš lüŋgalteš {sentence} the boat is rocking
♢ šagatjə̑lme lüŋgalteš {sentence} the clock's pendulum is swinging
♢ mlande lüŋgalteš {sentence} the ground is shaking
♢ teŋə̑z lüŋgalteš {sentence} the sea is waving
♦ lüŋgalt keč́em {verb II} to hang swinging
♦ mardežeš lüŋgaltam {verb I} to sway in the wind
♦ süan muro poč́eš lüŋgaltam {verb I} to sway to wedding songs
2. to stagger, to reel, to walk unsteadily
♦ jüšö jeŋ gaj kok mogə̑rə̑š lüŋgaltem {verb II} to stagger to both sides like a drunken person
3. {figuratively} to walk slowly, to trudge, plod along
♦ paša deč́ βara möŋgö lüŋgaltem {verb II} to trudge home after work
4. {figuratively} to bump along, to ride, to sit (in something)
♦ Mosko marte aβtobus dene lüŋgaltam {verb I} to ride along in the bus as far as Moscow
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// lüŋgalt kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// mašina dene lüŋgalt kajem {verb II} to bump along in a car
// lüŋgalt kijem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ olə̑kə̑što šudo lüŋgalt kija {sentence} the grass is swaying in the meadow
// lüŋgalt šinč́em {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kombo koremə̑šte lüŋgalt šinč́a {sentence} the goose is rocking in the river
// lüŋgalt šogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ jə̑tə̑ra kue mardežeš lüŋgalt šoga {sentence} the slender birch is swaying in the wind
--"PARENT"--> lüŋgem
