naqte'g : stop abruptly / bring to a halt / interrupt

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she stops it abruptly
Gloss: stop abruptly
Gloss: bring to a halt
Gloss: interrupt
Example:
Text: Newt alsusit gelusiteg lpa naqte'g papuwaqan, aq smtug apatlugutieg.
Translation: Once the boss spoke the fun stopped, and we all went back to work.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nahk·teeg
Alternate grammatical form:
naqte'm — I stop it abruptly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
naqte'meg — We stop it abruptly — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Related entries for category "Ways of Moving"