neiamatl : look in on briefly / check on briefly / call upon (for visit)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she looks in on him/her briefly

Gloss: look in on briefly

Gloss: check on briefly

Gloss: call upon (for visit)

Example:

Text: Pas'g pegising ujjl atneiamatl aq ap maja'sitaq.

Translation: He/she came by and looked in on his/her father and then left.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: neya·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

neiamg — I look in on him/her briefly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

neiamul — I look in on you briefly — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

neiamit — He/she looks in on me briefly — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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