aptlama'latl / aptlama'latl : smother / block off air from

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she smothers him

Gloss: smother

Gloss: block off air from

Example:

Text: Lpa suel aptlama'latl ugjignaml. / Lpa suel aptlama'latl ukjiknaml.

Translation: He/she almost smothers his/her younger brother.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ap·tê·la·maa·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

aptlama'l'g / aptlama'l'k — I smother him — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

aptlama'lul / aptlama'lul — I smother you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

aptlama'lit / aptlama'lit — He/she smothers me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: aptelamaleg, étrangler, (smother) suffoquer, asphyxier

Transliteration: apt'lama'lg, strangle, (smother) suffocate, asphyxiate

Source as entry: apt'lama'lg, I strangle/smother/suffocate/asphyxiate him/her

Normalized source as entry: apt'lama'latl, he/she strangles/smothers/suffocates/asphyxiates him/her

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