o'p'lte'g : strike wrongly / hit wrongly

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she strikes it wrongly
Gloss: strike wrongly
Gloss: hit wrongly
Example:
Text: Geji'g o'p'lte'g na gtapegiaqan, pa mu' welta'tnug.
Translation: I know he/she is playing that tune wrong, it just doesn't sound good.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: oo·bêll·deeg
Alternate grammatical form:
o'p'lte'm — I strike it wrongly — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
o'p'lte'meg — We strike it wrongly — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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