nuta'toq : incompletely made or done / insufficient

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she did not complete something
Gloss: incompletely made or done
Gloss: insufficient
Example:
Text: Hilda guta'tuit p'tewei, pas gesatg nuta'twij sismo'qon.
Translation: Hilda will pour my tea, but she likes to give me insufficent sugar.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nu·daa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
nuta'tu — I did not complete something — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nuta'tueg — We did not complete something — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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