getapetesing : dive / duck underwater

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she dives
Gloss: dive
Gloss: duck underwater
Example:
Text: Getapeteg qospemg lpa getapetesing sisguigtug.
Translation: When he/she dove into the lake he/she dove into the mud.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ge·da·be·de·sink
Alternate grammatical form:
getapetesin — I dive — (first person singular animate)
getapetesineg — We dive — (first person dual exclusive animate)
getapetesultieg — We dive — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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