milsatl : carve different ways / whittle / cut in many ways or directions

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she carves it(board) different ways
Gloss: carve different ways
Gloss: whittle
Gloss: cut in many ways or directions
Example:
Text: Telmilsatl na miti'sl, etug goqwei etlitoq?
Translation: He/she cuts that tree in so many ways, one wonders what he/she is making?
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: mil·sa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
mils'g — I carve it in different ways — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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