gesipatl : painful bite / hurt by biting / hurt by biting hard

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she hurts someone by biting hard
Gloss: painful bite
Gloss: hurt by biting
Gloss: hurt by biting hard
Example:
Text: Wi'sisji'j gesipatl Pie'lal.
Translation: The small animal gave Peter a painful bite.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·si·ba·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
gesip'g — I hurt him/her by biting hard — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
gesipul — I hurt you by biting hard — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
gesipit — He/she hurts me by biting hard — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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