petta'tl : strike unintentionally / hit unintentionally

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she strikes or hits him/her unintentionally

Gloss: strike unintentionally

Gloss: hit unintentionally

Example:

Text: Ge's So'sep alegej na tu'aqanatgw, na petta'tl uggwe'ji'tl.

Translation: As Joseph was tossing around the baseball bat, he accidentally hit his younger sister.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: bet·taa·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

pette'g — I hit him/her unintentionally — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

petto'l — I hit you unintentionally — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

pette'lit — He/she hits me unintentionally — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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etlte'g : beat on / strum / play(musical instrument) / hit / knock
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gesita'tl : hit hard / beat-up badly
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gewte'g : knock down
gipoqtelg : graze (by shooting)
gipoqteluatl : graze (by shooting)
gista'tl : beat-up / finish beating
giste'g : finish playing(instrument) / able to play instrument / finish beating / finish hitting
gmutta'tl : beat with a stick
gmutte'g : beat with a stick
guntewgta'tl : stone him/her/it
jilta'tl : make a mark(by striking)
jilte'g : mark or scar on it (by beating or hitting)
maltewte'g : cause to bleed by striking
matta'tl : spank / beat
matte'g : beat / spank / thrash
mattelg : shooting at
matteluatl : shoot at
me'ta'tl : successfully hit / successfully strike
me'te'g : successfully hit
me'telg : successfully hits with a shot / successfully shoots it
me'teluatl : succeed at shooting
menta'tl : beat or strike out(in a game) / knock off / remove by striking
mente'g : knock off / remove by striking
mesaqaneita'tl : knock down / collaspes as a result of a punch
mesqaneiteluatl : take down by a shot
metete'get : knocking / pounding
migutesg'g : bump into / run into
migutesguatl : bump into / run into / run over
nipisoqonta'tl : hits/strikes with a stick / hits/strikes with a cane / hits/strikes with a rod
nipispaqanta'tl : beat with switch / beat with twigs
nipispaqante'g : beat with switch
nistelg : shoot down
nisteluatl : shoot down
nugta'tl : soften by pounding / soften by hitting / tenderise
nugte'g : tenderise / soften by pounding / soften by hitting
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o'p'lte'g : strike wrongly / hit wrongly
paqsipgeitelua'tl : shoot and kill instantly (with gun or bow and arrow)
pe'sg'g : shoot at
pe'sgigeg : shoot
pe'sgiget : fire / shoot
pe'sguatl : shoot at
peji'taqane'ita'tl : slap on neck
pesigweita'tl : slap face
pesoqopsg'ta'tl : miss (in swinging, or striking) / fumble
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pesoqtesguatl : miss / fail to meet / fail to come into contact with it(ball)
petguta'tl : knock out
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pette'g : stikes unintentionally / hit unintentionally
pettesguatl : accidentally bump into / chases here
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saputete'g : pierce through by a blow / cut or knock through
saputetesg'g : kick through / run through
saputetesguatl : kick through / run through
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sewiste'g : pound or hack to bits
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