pepga'gittoq : thin by grinding down / thin by filing down / thin by sawing down

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she grinds it down to make it thin
Gloss: thin by grinding down
Gloss: thin by filing down
Gloss: thin by sawing down
Example:
Text: Amujpa pepga'gittoq na gmu'j, mu teptestnug ta'n etlpuatg.
Translation: He/she has to file down that piece of wood, it doesn't fit where he/she wants it to.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: bep·kaa·git·tohk
Alternate grammatical form:
pepga'gittu — I grind it down to make it thin — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
pepga'gittueg — We grind it down to make it thin — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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