apua'toq / apua'toq : thaw / warm

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she thaws it
Gloss: thaw
Gloss: warm
Example:
Text: Apua'toq wi'us ugjit wela'gwewei. / Apua'toq wi'us wjit wela'kwewey.
Translation: He/she thaws out meat for supper.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: a·bu·aa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
apua'tu / apua'tu — I thaw it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
apua'tueg / apua'tuek — We thaw it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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