paqasaqtoq : throw in the water / launch

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she throws it in the water

Gloss: throw in the water

Gloss: launch

Text: Pe' tmg samugwane'l mila'suaqann paqasaqtoqol toqotuji'p negm sangew egwija'sit.

Translation: First he/she threw in the water toys, then he/she slowly went into the water.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ba·hga·sahk·tohk

Alternate grammatical form:

paqasaqtu — I throw it in the water — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

paqasaqtueg — We throw it in the water — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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