elanqate'g : beat (ash) into strips
Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she beats into strips
Gloss: beat (ash) into strips
Example:
Text: Elanqate'g ligpeta'w ugjit ligpenigenn. / Elanqate'k likpeta'w wjit likpenikenn.
Translation: He/she beats white ash into strips for baskets.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: e·lan·hka·deeg
Alternate grammatical form:
elanqate'm — I beat it into (ash)strips — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
elanqate'meg — We beat it into (ash)strips — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
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