natqapilatl : rope in from water / reel or rope to shore / reel in from water

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she ropes him/her in from the water

Gloss: rope in from water

Gloss: reel or rope to shore

Gloss: reel in from water

Example:

Text: Pegije'g'p we'gaw gisnatqapilg ula nme'j.

Translation: It took me a long time to reel this fish to the shore.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: nat·hka·bil·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

natqapilg — I reel or rope him/her in from the water — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

natqapilul — I reel or rope you in from the water — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

natqapilit — He/she reels or ropes me in from the water — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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