naqasua'q : extinguish with water / douse fire with water / put out (fire) with water

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she extinguishes the fire with water
Gloss: extinguish with water
Gloss: douse fire with water
Gloss: put out (fire) with water
Example:
Text: Na pugtew se'samgleg'p ala nujinqasui'get gisnaqasua'q.
Translation: That fire that was spreading was put out by that firefighter.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: na·hga·su·aahk
Alternate grammatical form:
naqasua'm — I extinguish the fire with water — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
naqasua'meg — We extinguish the fire with water — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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