neiapt'g : look at briefly / check on briefly

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she checks on it briefly
Gloss: look at briefly
Gloss: check on briefly
Example:
Text: Pas'g neiapt'g wela'gowei aq maja'sitaq.
Translation: He/she only checked on supper and he/she left.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ney·ap·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
neiaptm — I check on it briefly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
neiaptmeg — We check on it briefly — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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