kugə̑rge•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to twist, to twist up, to bend
♢ tama•k kirka•m ku•mə̑ž de•ne ə̑šta•t, ku•mə̑žə̑m šo•lšo βü•də̑š č́ə̑ka•t - kugə̑rga• {sentence} snuffboxes are made from birch bark - bark is put into boiling water where it twists up
2. to stoop, to hunch up, to curl up, to huddle up
♦ kugə̑rge•n male•m {verb II} to sleep curled up
♦ kugə̑rge•n šinč́e•m {verb II} to sit all curled up; {set phrase} to sit, trying to be inconspicuous
3. {figuratively} to die
♦ sa•rə̑šte kugə̑rge•m {verb II} to die in war
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kugə̑rge•n βoza•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tuna•m pižedə̑lma•šte ikmə̑ńa•r sa•mə̑rə̑k kugə̑rge•n βo•zə̑n {sentence} several young people died in the clash at that time
// kugə̑rge•n šinč́a•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// lü•dmö de•ne kugə̑rge•n šinč́a•m {verb I} to huddle up in fear
--"PARENT"--> ku•gə̑r
