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гуӏэн (gʷuʼɛn) (intransitive)

  1. to worry
    Сиянэ мэгуӏэ
    Sijanɛ mɛgʷuʼɛ
    My mother worries.
    Лъыжъым ыкъо заом макӏом, гуӏэу шысыгъ
    Lˢəẑəm əqʷo zawom makʷʼom, gʷuʼɛwu šəsəğ
    When the old-man's son went to war, he was sitting worried.
    Умыгуаӏ, экзамыныр ӏэшӏэхэу къычӏэкӏыжьын
    Wuməgʷaʼ, ɛkzamənər ʼɛšʼɛxɛwu qəĉʼɛkʼəźən
    Don't worry, the exam will [probably] turn out to be easy.
    Цӏыкӏу цӏыкӏу, сэбэгъэгуӏэ
    Cʼəkʷʼu cʼəkʷʼu, sɛbɛğɛgʷuʼɛ
    Slowly slowly, you're making me worry.