jilapa'teget : make scratch marks / scratches

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she makes scratch marks
Gloss: make scratch marks
Gloss: scratches
Example:
Text: Talugwet ta u't, aljilapa'teget!
Translation: What is he/she doing here scratching around?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ji·la·baa·de·get
Alternate grammatical form:
jilapa'tegei — I make scratch marks — (first person singular animate)
jilapa'tegeieg — We make scratch marks — (first person dual exclusive animate)
jilapa'taqatieg — We make scratch marks — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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