apsi'satl / apsi'satl : reduce the size by sewing / alter to smaller size

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she reduces the size of it/him/her by sewing
Gloss: reduce the size by sewing
Gloss: alter to smaller size
Example:
Text: Ngij apsi'satl ugtatla'ieml. / Nkij apsi'satl uktatla'ieml.
Translation: My mother takes in her shirt.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ap·sii·sa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
apsi's'g / apsi's'k — I reduce the size of it by sewing — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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