maqistaqanat : have big ears / eavesdrop (slang)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she/it has big ears
Gloss: have big ears
Gloss: eavesdrop (slang)
Example:
Text: Tetujimaqistaqanat, etug welnutg ms't goqwei?
Translation: He/she has such large ears, do you think that he/she hears everything well?
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·hgis·ta·hga·nat
Alternate grammatical form:
maqistaqanai — I have big ears — (first person singular animate)
maqistaqanaieg — We have big ears — (first person dual exclusive animate)
maqsitaqana'tieg — We have big ears — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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