nenatua'toq : feel around for it / palpate

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she feels around (palpates) for it
Gloss: feel around for it
Gloss: palpate
Example:
Text: Ms't utepaqan gis nenatua'toq algwilgl ugpugugwe'l.
Translation: He/she felt all around his/her car looking for his/her glasses.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ne·na·du·aa·dhok
Alternate grammatical form:
nenatua'tu — I feel around for it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nenatua'tueg — we feel around for it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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