mntoqopsga'toq : pinch and twist

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she pinches (and twists) it
Gloss: pinch and twist
Example:
Text: Jel tmg mntoqopsga'toql wijinuann toqosi'p angamsit plu'jaqamatigtug. / Jeltmg mntoqopsga'toql wijinuann toqosi'p angamsit plu'jaqamatigtug.
Translation: First he/she pinches (and twists) his/her cheeks then he/she looks at himself/herself in the mirror.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: mên·tohk·ops·kaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
mntoqopsga'tu / mn'toqopsga'tu — I pinch (and twist) it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
mntoqopsga'tueg / mn'toqopsga'tueg — We pinch (and twist) it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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