nu'gwa'toq : set ablaze / burn

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she sets it ablaze
Gloss: set ablaze
Gloss: burn
Example:
Text: Wen gi's nu'gwa'toq na wenji'guom?
Translation: Who burnt that house down?
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nuu·gwaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
nu'gwa'tu — I burn it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nu'gwa'tueg — We burn it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
Document reference:
Transcription: brûler, no goato,
Expanded: brûler, nogoato
Transliteration: to burn, to be on fire, nu’gwa’tu,
Source as entry: nu’gwa’tu, I burn it, set it on fire
Normalized source as entry: nu'gwa'toq, he/she burns it, sets it on fire
Public note: On page of "pogteo, fire" related words.

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