matnagget : fight / struggle

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she fights
Gloss: fight
Gloss: struggle
Example:
Text: Amujpa ms't wen matnagget ugjit gm'tginu.
Translation: We all have to fight for our territory.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·dê·nak·ket
Alternate grammatical form:
matnaggei — I fight — (first person singular animate)
matnaggeieg — We fight — (first person dual exclusive animate)
matnagg'tieg — We fight — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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