mesqana'toq : lay down / put down

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she puts it down on the floor or ground
Gloss: lay down
Gloss: put down
Example:
Text: Mesqana'toq tmg toqojiu nasapaqte'g.
Translation: He/she puts it down first and then fastens it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mes·hka·naa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
mesqana'tu — I put it down on the floor or the ground — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mesqana'tueg — We put it down on the floor or the ground — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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