ne'naqpega'toq : lightens it (ship) / reduce the load / reduce the weight

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

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Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she lightens it, reduces the load or weight

Gloss: lightens it (ship)

Gloss: reduce the load

Gloss: reduce the weight

Example:

Text: Amuj pana ne'naqpega'tew ugtul mu 'gtu'niwetesinug.

Translation: He/she will have to lighten his/her boat if he/she doesn't want to get stuck on shore.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: nee·nahk·pe·gaa·tohk

Alternate grammatical form:

ne'naqpega'tu — I lighten it (ship) — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

ne'naqpega'tueg — we lighten it (ship) — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: nēnagpegātō, alléger (un vaisseau)

Transliteration: ne'naqpega'tu, lighten (a ship)

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