eltaqa'q : spray / shoot toward

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Josephine (Wagmatcook)
Kirsten (Eskasoni)
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she shoots it toward
Gloss: spray
Gloss: shoot toward
Example:
Text: Nujinqasui'get eltaqa'q samqwan pugtewigtug.
Translation: The firefighter sprays water on the fire.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: el·ta·hgaahk
Alternate grammatical form:
eltaqa'm — I spray it toward — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
eltaqa'meg — We spray it toward — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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