ewsa'tuatl : make threatening motion / feign threatening motion / lift hand in a threatening motion / raise fist in a threatening motion

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she pretends to want to hit someone

Gloss: make threatening motion

Gloss: feign threatening motion

Gloss: lift hand in a threatening motion

Gloss: raise fist in a threatening motion

Example:

Text: Mutt wen ewsa'tuaw.

Translation: Don't pretend to hit.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ew·saa·du·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

ewsa'taq — I pretend to hit him — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

ewsa'tul — I pretend to hit you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

ewsa'tuin — You pretend to hit me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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