nunat : suck

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she sucks
Gloss: suck
Example:
Text: Smtug qopisun nunat ta'n tujiw pu'tail ugtung pitasga'tuj.
Translation: An infant will start to suck as soon as a bottle is put to it's mouth.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nu·nat
Alternate grammatical form:
nunai — I suck — (first person singular animate)
nunaieg — We suck — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nuna'tieg — We suck — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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