mena'qigwatg : pry off / scrape off

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she pries it off
Gloss: pry off
Gloss: scrape off
Example:
Text: Ula ntmattejjueim pugwelg plegu gismna'qigwatg.
Translation: This hammer of mine has pryed off many nails.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: me·naa·hgi·gwatk
Alternate grammatical form:
mena'qigwatm — I pry it off — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mena'qigwatmeg — We pry it off — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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