gelapaqq : screw / fasten

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she fastens it
Gloss: screw
Gloss: fasten
Example:
Text: Ta'nug gelapaqamn ga'qan?
Translation: When are you going to fasten the door?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·la·bahkk
Alternate grammatical form:
gelapaqam — I fasten it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gelapaqameg — We fasten it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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