elaqpilatl : hang a cloth to cover / shield or conceal (with drape)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she drapes him (with a cloth)
Gloss: hang a cloth to cover
Gloss: shield or conceal (with drape)
Example:
Text: Unjann elaqpilatl muta wesamglmuejuwig.
Translation: He/she shields his/her child (with a cloth) because there are so many mosquitoes.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: e·lahk·pi·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
elaqpilg — I drape him (with a cloth) — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
elaqpilul — I drape you (with a cloth) — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
elaqpilit — He/she drapes me (with a cloth) — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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