megnatl : pick up / gather / choose / select

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she picks him/her up
Gloss: pick up
Gloss: gather
Example:
Text: Gisigui'sgw megnatl uji'jl aq tepa'latl ugplaqaneg.
Translation: The old lady picks up her grandchild and places him/her on her lap.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: me·gê·na·dêl
2.
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she chooses him/her
Gloss: choose
Gloss: select
Example:
Text: Megnatl newte'tnitl napui'gignn.
Translation: He/she chooses one photograph.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: me·gê·na·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
megng, megn'g — I pick him/her up — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
megnul — I pick you up — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
megnit — He/she picks me up — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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