matgwetuatl : bow to / nod to

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she bows to him/her

Gloss: bow to

Gloss: nod to

Text: So'sep matgwetuatl Malial aq telimatl ap nmu'ltes.

Translation: Joseph nods to Mary and says I'll see you again.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: mat·kwe·du·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

matgwetaq — I bow to him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

matgwetul — I bow to you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

matgwetuit — He/she bows to me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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