gesgma'toq : take or bring by shortest route / take it on a shortcut

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she takes it by a shortcut
Gloss: take or bring by shortest route
Gloss: take it on a shortcut
Example:
Text: Nemi'g'p wela'gwe'g po'gs pemgesgma'toq.
Translation: Last night I saw him/her take a box through the shortcut.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ges·kê·maa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
gesgma'tu — I take it by a shortcut — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gesgma'tueg — We take it by a shortcut — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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