nepa'latl : put to sleep

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she puts him /her to sleep
Gloss: put to sleep
Example:
Text: Te'siula'gw ugumuljin te's ajiet jel aqata'ig unjang nepa'laji.
Translation: Every night at eight thirty he/she puts his/her children to sleep.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ne·baa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
nepa'l'g — I put him/her to sleep — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
nepa'lul — I put you to sleep — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
nepa'lit — He/she puts me to sleep — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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