eptoqalatl : leave in care of somebody / leave for safekeeping / temporarily custody

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she leaves him in care of somebody
Gloss: leave in care of somebody
Gloss: leave for safekeeping
Gloss: temporarily custody
Example:
Text: Eptoqalatl unjann ugsugwisg. / Eptoqalatl unjann uksukwisk.
Translation: He/she leaves his/her child in the care of his/her aunt.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ep·to·hga·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
eptoqalg — I leave him/her in care of somebody — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
eptoqalul — I leave you in care of somebody — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
eptoqalit — He/she leaves me in care of somebody — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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