elapaqtesteget : cast (fishing line) / mark (with a chalk line)

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she casts a line

Gloss: cast (fishing line)

Gloss: mark (with a chalk line)

Text: Pisgwa'l'g atoqwa'su te's elapaqtestegei.

Translation: I bring in a trout each time I cast a line.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: e·la·bahk·tes·te·get

Alternate grammatical form:

elapaqtestegei — I cast a line (as a fishing line) — (first person singular animate)

elapaqtestegeieg — We cast a line — (first person dual exclusive animate)

elapaqtestega'tieg — We cast a line — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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