gesipa'toq : scratch / relives an itch by scratching

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she scratches it
Gloss: scratch
Gloss: relives an itch by scratching
Example:
Text: Mui'n e'watl miti'sl gesipa'toq ugpaqam.
Translation: The bear uses a tree to scratch his/her (own) back
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ge·si·baa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
gesipa'tu — I scratch it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gesipa'tueg — We scratch it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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