samtesguatl : graze / brush against

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she grazes someone
Gloss: graze
Gloss: brush against
Example:
Text: Tlia' pas'g gijga' samtesgaj, guietew.
Translation: Even if you just brushes against him/her/it slightly, he/she/it will topple.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: sam·tes·ku·a·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
samtesgaq — I graze him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
samtesgul — I graze you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
samtesguit — He/she grazes me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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