pettesguatl : accidentally bump into / chases here

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she accidentally bumps into him/her

Gloss: accidentally bump into

Example:

Text: Ugjignaml gis'pettesguatl.

Translation: He/she accidently bumped his/her kid brother.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: bet·tes·ku·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

pettesgaq — I accidentally bump into him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

pettesgul — I accidentally bump into you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

pettesguit — He/she accidentally bumps into me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she chases him/her here

Gloss: chases here

Example:

Text: Ge's altesguaj, glapis pettesguatl nignaq.

Translation: While chasing him/her around, he/she eventually chased him/her to my home.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: bet·tes·ku·a·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

pettesgaq — I chase him/her here — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

pettesgul — I chase you here — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

pettesguit — He/she chases me here — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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