melga'toq : harden / stiffen / strenghten / build or make strong

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she hardens it
Gloss: harden
Gloss: stiffen
Gloss: strenghten
Gloss: build or make strong
Example:
Text: Tal mlga'tu ula m'gegn?
Translation: How do I harden this leather?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mel·kaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
melga'tu — I harden it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
melga'tueg — We harden it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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