neps'tgwa'latl : raise (child) / rear / bring up (child)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she raises him /her
Gloss: raise (child)
Gloss: rear
Gloss: bring up (child)
Example:
Text: Gisigu'sgw pugwelnitl gisneps'tgwa'latl.
Translation: The old lady raised lots of children
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nep·sêt·kwaa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
neps'tgwa'l'g — I raise him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
neps'tgwa'lul — I raise you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
neps'tgwa'lit — He/she raises me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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