nuta'mat : need something / require something / missing something

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she needs something
Gloss: need something
Gloss: require something
Gloss: missing something
Example:
Text: Sanpie'l utepaqan pemseioqiaq, nuta'mat na pilei.
Translation: John Peter's car is falling appart, he needs a new one.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nu·daa·mat
Alternate grammatical form:
nuta'mai — I need something — (first person singular animate)
nuta'maieg — We need something — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nuta'ma'tieg — We need something — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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