matnatl : fight or struggle against

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she fights him/her
Gloss: fight or struggle against
Example:
Text: Gi's te'sipunqeg matng g'pnno'l ugjit ntsuliewe'im.
Translation: For years I've been fighting the government for my money.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ma·dê·na·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
matng — I fight him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
matnul — I fight you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
matnit — He/she fights me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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