jils'g : nick (with knife) / nick by cutting

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she nicks it with a knife
Gloss: nick (with knife)
Gloss: nick by cutting
Example:
Text: Suel jils'm eptaqano'guom, telme'ga'si.
Translation: I almost nicked the cupboard, I'm overdoing it so much.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: jil·sêk
Alternate grammatical form:
jilsm — I nick it with a knife — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
jilsmeg — We nick it with a knife — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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