punajeiwatl : stop doing / let someone be

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she lets someone be
Gloss: stop doing
Gloss: let someone be
Example:
Text: Lpa Daniel mu getu'punajeiwagul ugjignaml.
Translation: Daniel just doesn't want to stop pestering his brother.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: bu·na·jey·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
punajeiaq — I let someone be — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
punajeiwul, punajeiul — I let you be — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
punajeiwit — He/she lets me be — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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