apsa'latl / apsa'latl : reduce the size of / make smaller

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she makes him smaller
Gloss: reduce the size of
Gloss: make smaller
Example:
Text: Mali Ann apsa'latl ugtatla'ieml. / Mali Ann apsa'latl uktatla'ieml.
Translation: Mary Ann takes her shirt in.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ap·saa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
apsa'l'g / apsa'l'k — I reduce him in size — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
apsa'lul / apsa'lul — I reduce you in size — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
apsa'lit / apsa'lit — He/she reduces me in size — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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