emtesgite'lmatl : think superior over / being arrogant toward / place oneself above

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she thinks he/she is superior over someone

Gloss: think superior over

Gloss: being arrogant toward

Gloss: place oneself above

Example:

Text: Emtesgite'lmatl ms't wenn, lpa na negm telqamigsit.

Translation: He/she is arrogant towards everybody, he/she is like that.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: em·tes·ki·deel·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

emtesgite'lmg — I think myself superior over him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

emtesgite'lmul — I think myself superior over you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

emtesgite'lmit — He/she thinks he/she is superior over me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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