poqtapa'teget : start to scratch

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she starts to scratch
Gloss: start to scratch
Example:
Text: Etug ula nmu'j wa'gwit, muta poqtapa'teget.
Translation: Maybe this dog has fleas, because he's/she's starting to scratch.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: bohk·ta·baa·de·get
Alternate grammatical form:
poqtapa'tegei — I start to scratch — (first person singular animate)
poqtapa'tegeieg — We start to scratch — (first person dual exclusive animate)
poqtapa'tega'tieg — We start to scratch — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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