amalapt'g : looks weak / appears inadequate

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she thinks it looks too weak
Gloss: looks weak
Gloss: appears inadequate
Example:
Text: Amsgweseweieg amalaptmeg'p na wenji'guom.
Translation: At first we thought the house didn't look strong enough (structurally).
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: a·ma·lap·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
amalaptm — I think it looks to weak — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
amalaptmeg — We think it is not strong enough — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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