penoqwite'lmatl : look down on / snub / discriminate against

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she looks down on him/her

Gloss: look down on

Gloss: snub

Gloss: discriminate against

Example:

Text: Ala' ji'nm nemi't ma uleiug, muta ms't wenn penoqwite'lmatl.

Translation: That guy you see over there will not have a good life, because he looks down on everyone.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: be·nohk·wi·dee·lê·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

penoqwite'lmg — I look down on him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

penoqwite'lmul — I look down on you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

penoqwite'lmit — be/she looks down on me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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