ne'naqa'toq : make burden light / make load light

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she makes a burden/load light.
Gloss: make burden light
Gloss: make load light
Example:
Text: Wasmigsugjaq alawlatmi'tij, amujpa ne'naqa'tu'tuj.
Translation: Their load they're carrying around is too heavy, they have to lighten it (the load).
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: nee·na·hgaa·tohk
Alternate grammatical form:
ne'naqa'tu — I lighten the load — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
ne'naqa'tueg — we lighten the load — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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