ennmtesg : sticks into (unassisted) / sticks into (when going along) / penetrates by falling / pierces / embeds itself

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It penetrates by falling
Gloss: sticks into (unassisted)
Gloss: sticks into (when going along)
Gloss: penetrates by falling
Gloss: pierces
Gloss: embeds itself
Example:
Text: Teljaqalnisiaq, lpa na ennmtesg. / Teljaqalnisiaq, lpa na ennmtesk.
Translation: It fell so fast, it stabbed right into the ground.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: en·nêm·tesk
Alternate grammatical form:
ennmtesgl — They penetrates by falling — (third person plural inanimate)

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