matteluatl : shoot at

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she shoots at him/her

Gloss: shoot at

Text: Pe'sgewei e'w'g pu'tail matteluatl.

Translation: He/she is using a gun to shoot at a bottle.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: mat·te·lu·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

mattelaq — I shoot at him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

mattelul — I shoot at you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

matteluit — He/she shoots at me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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