matgwetoq : bow to / nod to

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she bows to it

Gloss: bow to

Gloss: nod to

Text: Ms't wen matgwetoq patgulme'sigaqan a's'tuo'guomg.

Translation: Everyone bows to the alter in church.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: mat·kwe·dohk

Alternate grammatical form:

matgwetu — I bow to it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

matgwetueg — We bow to it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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