pestmat : starve

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she starves
Gloss: starve
Example:
Text: Amsgwes na petman mu gisigtantu'n gilu.
Translation: In the old days you starved if you couldn't hunt for (gather) your food.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bes·tê·mat
Related entry: aptaqanet
Alternate grammatical form:
pestmai — I starve — (first person singular animate)
pestmaieg — We starve — (first person dual exclusive animate)
pestma'tieg — We starve — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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