amaspit : close by but out of immediate reach / not close enough / far apart

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she/it is close by but out of immediate reach
Gloss: close by but out of immediate reach
Gloss: not close enough
Gloss: far apart
Example:
Text: Amaspultijig na lasqo'plaq, lpa saputaptmn msaqtaqt.
Translation: Those boards are not close enough to each other, you can see through the floor.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: a·mas·bit
Alternate grammatical form:
amaspi — I am close by but out of immediate reach — (first person singular animate)
amaspieg — we are close by but out of immediate reach — (first person dual exclusive animate)
amaspultieg — we are close by but out of immediate reach — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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