apsi's'g / apsi'sîk : to make smaller by sewing / alter to smaller size by sewing

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she makes it smaller by sewing
Gloss: to make smaller by sewing
Gloss: alter to smaller size by sewing
Example:
Text: Pe'l apsi's'gp ula a'pi.
Translation: I'll sew the net smaller for now.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ap·sii·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
apsi'sm / apsi'sm — I reduce the size of it by sewing — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
apsi'smeg / apsi'smek — We reduce the size of it by sewing — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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