alsumatl : have control of / own

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she has control of him/her
Gloss: have control of
Gloss: own
Example:
Text: Ugti'l alsumatl.
Translation: He/she has control of his/her dog.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: al·su·ma·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
alsumg — I control him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
alsumul — I control you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
alsumit — He/she controls me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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