siptaqa'toq : stretch

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she stretches it
Gloss: stretch
Example:
Text: (N)atawisiptaqa'toq goqwei, we'gaw teliaqewei.
Translation: He/she knows how to stretch things, including the truth.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: sip·ta·hgaa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
siptaqa'tu — I stretch it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
siptaqa'tueg — We stretch it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
Document reference:
Transcription: étendre en tirant ; (Pi Met.) siptagato
Expanded: étendre en tirant ; (Pie'l Metallic) siptagato
Transliteration: stretch by pulling ; (Pie'l Metallic) siptaqa'tu
Source as entry: siptaqa'tu, I stretch it by pulling it
Normalized source as entry: siptaqa'toq, he/she stretches it by pulling it

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