nipispaqante'g : beat with switch

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she beats with a switch
Gloss: beat with switch
Example:
Text: Sangew nipispaqante'mn na pugwelg mjegei tuatest'tew.
Translation: If you beat it gently with a switch, a lot of the dirt will fall out.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ni·bis·pa·hgan·deeg
Alternate grammatical form:
nipispaqante'm — I beat it with a switch — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nipispaqante'meg — We beat it with a switch — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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