maqtunat : have big mouth

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has a big mouth
Gloss: have big mouth
Example:
Text: Jiga'w na mawmaqtunat nme'j.
Translation: The bass (fish) has a very large mouth.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mahk·tu·nat
Alternate grammatical form:
maqtunai — I have a big mouth — (first person singular animate)
maqtunaieg — We have big mouths — (first person dual exclusive animate)
maqtuna'tieg — We have big mouths — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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