pemeiwatl : operating

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she is operating it (a tractor)
Gloss: operating
Example:
Text: Mu assma geitug ta'n telialteja'laj, gatu pemeiwatl, giseiwatal na glapis.
Translation: He/she doesn't really know how to operate it, but he/she is figuring it out (by operating it), he/she will be able to do it properly at some point in the future.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: be·mey·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
pemeiaq — I am operating it (a tractor) — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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