gelte'g : put claim / deposit / retainer / down payment on

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she puts a claim on it
Gloss: put claim
Gloss: deposit
Gloss: retainer
Gloss: down payment on
Example:
Text: Ni'n gi's gelte'g na miti's.
Translation: I've already claimed that tree.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: gel·teeg
Alternate grammatical form:
gelte'm — I put a claim on it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gelte'meg — We put a claim on it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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