naqanatl : delay / hold back / restrain

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she delays him/her
Gloss: delay
Gloss: hold back
Gloss: restrain
Example:
Text: Ugtue'ml naqanatl, mu puwalagul taqamoqa'sinin awti.
Translation: He/she is holding back his/her dog, he/she doesn't want him/her to cross the road.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: na·hga·na·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
naqan'g — I hold him/her back — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
naqanul — I hold you back — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
naqanit — He/she hold me back — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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