gesipte'g : quick scratch / a distracted scratch / scratch with an object

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she gives it a quick scratch
Gloss: quick scratch
Gloss: a distracted scratch
Gloss: scratch with an object
Example:
Text: Amaljugwej gesipte'g ugpaqam e'w'g gmu'jij.
Translation: The racoon scratched his/her back using a small stick.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ge·sip·teeg
Alternate grammatical form:
gesipte'm — I gives it a quick scratch — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
gesipte'meg — We gives it a quick scratch — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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