gelta'tl : put claim / put deposit on / retainer / down payment on / give temporary relief to / prop up suddenly, quickly, temporarily / catch or hold in place temporarily

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she puts a claim on him/her

Gloss: put claim

Gloss: put deposit on

Gloss: retainer

Gloss: down payment on

Example:

Text: Getu'gelta'tl amgwesewa'jl.

Translation: He/she wants to claim the first one.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: gel·taa·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

gelte'g — I put a claim on him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

gelto'l — I put a claim on you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

gelte'lit — He/she puts a claim on me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she gives temporary relief to him/her

Gloss: give temporary relief to

Gloss: prop up suddenly, quickly, temporarily

Gloss: catch or hold in place temporarily

Example:

Text: Gelta'tl witapal wigwieniteg.

Translation: He/she caught his/her friend when he/she fainted.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: gel·taa·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

gelte'g — I give him/her temporary relief — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

gelto'l — I give you temporary relief — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

gelte'lit — He/she gives me temporary relief — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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