nugt'g : soften by chewing

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she softens it by chewing
Gloss: soften by chewing
Example:
Text: Gisigui'sgw nugt'g m'gegn ugjit nasguaq.
Translation: The old lady is softening the leather by chewing it to use for making snowshoes.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nuk·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
nugt'm — I soften it by chewing — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nugt'meg — we soften it by chewing — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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