gasgutqo'toq : unravel it / untangle it / separate it

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she unravels it

Gloss: unravel it

Gloss: untangle it

Gloss: separate it

Example:

Text: Ala wesgowa'sit etlgasgutqo'toq jijgluewjuapi.

Translation: He's/she's there unraveling the wool.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: kas·kut·hkoo·dohg

Alternate grammatical form:

gasgutqo'tueg — we unravel it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: gasgol[t]gŏto, debrouiller, démêler

Expanded: gasgolgŏto / gasgotgŏto, debrouiller, démêler

Transliteration: gasgulqo'tu / qasgutqotu, untangle/unravel, sort/separate/detangle/comb

Source as entry: gasgutqo’tu, I unravel it, untangle it, separate it

Normalized source as entry: gasgutqo’toq, he/she unravels it, untangles it, separates it

Public note: Speakers Group, both comprehendable, preferred the gasgutqo’toq form for headword; wanted to add apgutqo’toq as alternative form.

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