pemguatl : go past / pass / go past in authority / promote over

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she goes past him/her
Gloss: go past
Gloss: pass
Gloss: go past in authority
Gloss: promote over
Example:
Text: Gesigawigwet na ula Ji'me'j, gi's ugsisl pemguatl ta'n telpitoqsinij.
Translation: James is growing fast, he's already passed the hight of his older brother.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: bem·ku·a·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
pemgaq — I go past him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
pemgul — I go past you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
pemguit — He/she goes past me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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