siptaqan'g : stretching / holding a steady tension

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she is stretching it
Gloss: stretching
Gloss: holding a steady tension
Example:
Text: Amujpa siptaqanm ula qasawo'qapi glaman ma' nisianug.
Translation: I have to hold a steady tension on this wire to keep it from falling.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: sip·ta·hga·nêk
Alternate grammatical form:
siptaqanm — I am stretching it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
siptaqanmeg — We are stretching it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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