ewsa'latl : threaten / shake / rough up

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she threatens him/her/it
Gloss: threaten
Gloss: shake
Gloss: rough up
Example:
Text: Mijua'ji'j ewsa'latl ugtapsute'gann aq alilua't, muta gis tlimut "moqwa".
Translation: The young child shakes his/her toy (animal) and is upset because he/she was told "no".
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ew·saa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
ewsa'l'g — I threaten him/her/it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
ewsa'lul — I threaten you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
ewsa'lit — he/she threatens me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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