memgoqte'get : make a clearing / deforest / clear cutting

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is making a clearing
Gloss: make a clearing
Gloss: deforest
Gloss: clear cutting
Example:
Text: Egsitpu'nug so'qiet aq poqjimemgoqte'get.
Translation: Tomorrow morning he/she is going up to the woods and beginning to make a clearing.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mem·kohk·tee·get
Alternate grammatical form:
memgoqte'gei — I am making a clearing — (first person singular animate)
memgoqte'geieg — We are making a clearing — (first person dual exclusive animate)
memgoqte'g'tieg — We are making a clearing — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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