getantoq : hunt / strive to obtain / gather / work to earn

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she hunts it
Gloss: hunt
Gloss: strive to obtain
Gloss: gather
Gloss: work to earn
Example:
Text: Apjiw na lpa'tuj getantoq ugsulieweim.
Translation: That boy always works for his money.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ge·dan·tohk
Alternate grammatical form:
getantu — I hunt it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
getantueg — We hunt it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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