messa'toq : miss making a connection with / miss appointment / miss rendez·vous

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she misses making a connection with it
Gloss: miss making a connection with
Gloss: miss appointment
Gloss: miss rendez·vous
Example:
Text: Amujpa tetaqa'si, mu getu' messa'tu goqwei.
Translation: I must hurry, I don't want to miss anything.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mes·saa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
messa'tu — I miss making a connection with it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
messa'tueg — We miss making a connection with it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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