etoqatesing : cornered and can't move / hit the wall

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is cornered and can't move
Gloss: cornered and can't move
Gloss: hit the wall
Example:
Text: Etoqatesing ga'qanitug pegising, ga'qan apt'sqa's'g.
Translation: He/she couldn't go on when he/she arrived at the door, the door was locked.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: et·ohk·a·des·ink
Alternate grammatical form:
etoqatesin — I'm cornered and can't move — (first person singular animate)
etoqatesineg — We are cornered and can't move — (first person dual exclusive animate)
etoqatesultieg — We are cornered and can't move — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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