pemji'matg / pem'ji'matk : paddle along / row along

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she is paddling or rowing it along
Gloss: paddle along
Gloss: row along
Example:
Text: Malia'n aq Sapatis pemji'matmi'tij gwitn, pi'tawa'tijig.
Translation: Marian and Jean Baptiste are paddling the canoe along on their way up the coast.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bem·jii·matk
Alternate grammatical form:
pemji'matm — I rowing it along — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
pemji'matmeg — We are rowing it along — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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