naqta'tl : stop abruptly / bring to halt / interrupt

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she stops him/her/it abruptly
Gloss: stop abruptly
Gloss: bring to halt
Gloss: interrupt
Example:
Text: Gis naqta'tl gesgmnaq nisiennigw.
Translation: He/she was able to halt (the fall) before he/she/it fell.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: nahk·taa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
naqte'g — I stop him/her abruptly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
naqto'l — I stop you abruptly — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
naqte'lit — He/she stops me abruptly — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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