sewisgina'toq : rip or tear apart

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she rips or tears it apart
Gloss: rip or tear apart
Example:
Text: Sewisgina'toq wi'gatign aq teluet "tepiaq".
Translation: He/she rips the paper and says "that's enough".
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: se·wis·ki·naa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
sewisgina'tu — I rip or tear it apart — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
sewisgina'tueg — We rip or tear it apart — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Related entries for category "Breaking & Crushing"