maqtawoqteg : dark tanned / darkened by fire / charred

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is darkly tanned
Gloss: dark tanned
Gloss: darkened by fire
Gloss: charred
Example:
Text: Telmamunoqs'g na pipnaqan lpa maqtawoqteg.
Translation: He/she cooked that bread so much it is charred.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mahk·ta·wohk·tek
Alternate grammatical form:
maqtawoqtegl — They are darkly tanned — (third person plural inanimate)

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