aptluat / aptluat : hold breath

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is holding breath
Gloss: hold breath
Example:
Text: Apigjilu'l nemiateg na aptluat.
Translation: When he/she saw the skunk he/she held his/her breath
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ap·tê·lu·at
Alternate grammatical form:
aptluai / aptluai — I am holding my breath — (first person singular animate)
aptluaieg / aptluaiek — We are holding our breaths — (first person dual exclusive animate)
aptlua'tieg / aptlua'tiek — We are holding our breaths — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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