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

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: 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: Wesamiamasteg na gmu'j ta'n iga'tu'tp.
Translation: That wood you brought is just too far from reach.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: a·mas·tek
Alternate grammatical form:
amastegl — they are close by but out of immediate reach — (third person plural inanimate)

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