petgutatestoq : spill unintentionally

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she spills it unintentionally
Gloss: spill unintentionally
Example:
Text: Ejela'toq, pejgutatestoq, tlia' nige' sangew pema'toq.
Translation: He/she couldn't help it, he/she spilled some of it, eventhough he/she was carrying it very slowly and calmly.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bet·gu·da·des·tohk
Alternate grammatical form:
petgutatestu — I spill it unintentionally — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
petgutatestueg — We spill it unintentionally — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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