maqana'latl : outwit / embarrass

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she outwits him/her
Gloss: outwit
Gloss: embarrass
Example:
Text: Ge's wejo'tmi'tij gi'gassinew, awna gitg maqana'lsijig.
Translation: As they try to out do each other, instead they outwitted themselves.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ma·hga·naa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
maqana'l'g — I outwit him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
maqana'lul — I outwit you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
maqana'lit — He/she outwits me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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