poqtatpematl : begin to nag / begin to scold

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she begins to scold someone

Gloss: begin to nag

Gloss: begin to scold

Text: Gi's pana unjann poqtatpematl.

Translation: Already he/she is beginning to nag at his/her child.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: pohk·tat·pe·ma·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

poqtatpemg — I begin to scold someone — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

poqtatpemul — I begin to scold you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

poqtatpemit — He/she begins to scold me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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