metaqapja'toq : take in bare hands

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she takes it in bare hands
Gloss: take in bare hands
Example:
Text: Gi's gi'l nemi't wen metaqapja'toq pugtew?
Translation: Have you ever seen anyone handle fire bare handed?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: me·da·hgap·chaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
metaqapja'tu — I take it in bare hands — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
metaqapja'tueg — We take it bare hands — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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