matta'tl : spank / beat

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she spanks him/her
Gloss: spank
Gloss: beat
Example:
Text: Te's atna'tij matta'tl.
Translation: Every time they play checkers he/she beats him/her.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mat·taa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
matte'g — I spank him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
matto'l — I spank you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
matte'lit — He/she spanks me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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