etlte'g / etl'te'k : beat on / strum / play(musical instrument) / hit / knock

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she is beating on it
Gloss: beat on
Gloss: strum
Gloss: play(musical instrument)
Example:
Text: Tele's newtigisg'g etlte'g pepgijete'maqan. / Tele's newtikisk'k etlte'k pepkijete'maqan.
Translation: Theresa has been beating the drum all day long.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·deeg
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she is hitting it
Gloss: hit
Gloss: knock
Example:
Text: Wen etlte'g ga'qan? / Wen etl'te'k ka'qan?
Translation: Who's knocking at the door?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·deeg
Alternate grammatical form:
etlte'm / etl'te'm — I am beating on it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
etlte'meg / etl'te'mek — We are beating on it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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