ne'patoq : earn / kill something

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she earns it
Gloss: earn
Example:
Text: Pastung etlugwet aq mesgi'g suliewei ne'patoq.
Translation: He/she works in the States and earns big money.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nee·ba·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
ne'patu — I earn it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
ne'patueg — We earn it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she kills something
Gloss: kill something
Example:
Text: Lpa ne'patoq wasueg, muta wesamsamqwana'toq.
Translation: He/she killed the flower, because he/she watered it too much.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nee·ba·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
ne'patu — I kill something — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
ne'patueg — We kill something — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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