petateja'sit : arrive walking with a strut

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she arrives walking with a strut (without a care in the world)
Gloss: arrive walking with a strut
Example:
Text: Petateja'sit aq aljigapito'jing.
Translation: He/she arrives strutting with a huge toothy smile.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: be·da·de·jaa·sit
Alternate grammatical form:
petateja'tieg — we arrive strutting — (first person dual exclusive animate)
petatejitaieg. — we arrive strutting — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document reference:
Transcription: petate-, tjasi
Expanded: petatetjasi
Transliteration: petateja'si
Source as entry: petateja'si
Normalized source as entry: petateja'sit
Public note: The subtext and "strutting" were added during a discussion with the Speakers Group. Thus: petateja'sit, he/she comes strutting, by foot, by walking; he/she arrives here strutting, by foot, by walking; subtext: without a care in the world.

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