poqtamgiet : begin to pile up / begin to fill up

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: Begin to pile up
Gloss: begin to pile up
Gloss: begin to fill up
Example:
Text: Poqtamgiet wisgipgo'q, sigua'lanej aqtamgiej.
Translation: The ash can is starting to fill-up, let's empty it when it's half full.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: bohk·tam·ki·et
Alternate grammatical form:
poqtamgiejig — they begin to pile up — (third person dual animate)
poqtamgia'tijig — they begin to pile up — (third person plural animate)

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