naqang : hold back / restrain / delay

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she restrains it
Gloss: hold back
Gloss: restrain
Gloss: delay
Example:
Text: Mtugunoqt naqang gujmugwei lugowaqan.
Translation: The storm stops all outside work.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: na·hgank
Alternate grammatical form:
naqanm — I restrain it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
naqanmeg — We restrain it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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