pesoqteluatl : fail to hit someone aimed at / miss (in shooting)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she misses him/her in shooting
Gloss: fail to hit someone aimed at
Gloss: miss (in shooting)
Example:
Text: Gi's ta'pu pesoqteluatl, nige' na mui'nal pemtesgatl.
Translation: He's missed hitting him/her twice, now that bear is chasing after him.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: be·sohk·te·lu·a·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
pesoqtelaq — I miss him/her in shooting — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
pesoqtelul — I miss you in shooting — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
pesoqteluit — He/she misses me in shooting — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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