pitqasawet : load (gun) with gunpowder and ramrod / arm gun

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she loads a gun with gunpowder and ramrod
Gloss: load (gun) with gunpowder and ramrod
Gloss: arm gun
Example:
Text: Mu pugwelug ta'nuwen nugu' nata'pitqasawet.
Translation: Not many know how to load a gun with gunpowder and ramrod anymore.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: bit·hka·sa·wet
Alternate grammatical form:
pitqasawei — I load a gun with gunpowder and ramrod — (first person singular animate)
pitqasaweieg — We load a gun with gunpowder and ramrod — (first person dual exclusive animate)
pitqasawa'utieg — We load a gun with gunpowder and ramrod — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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