melgapjit : have strong grip

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she has a strong grip
Gloss: have strong grip
Example:
Text: Lpa'tu'ji'j melgapjitl ugtpu'taiml, mu' getu'legegul.
Translation: The little boy has a strong grip on his bottle, he doesn't want to let it go.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: mel·kap·chit
Alternate grammatical form:
melgapji — I have a strong grip — (first person singular animate)
melgapjieg — We have a strong grip — (first person dual exclusive animate)
melgapjultieg — We have a strong grip — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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