so'qwa'latl : take to higher ground or level / take him/her/it up to the woods (Listuguj) / take up (in altitude)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she takes him/her to higher ground or level

Gloss: take to higher ground or level

Gloss: take him/her/it up to the woods (Listuguj)

Gloss: take up (in altitude)

Example:

Text: Gtantegewinu so'qwa'latl uggwisl ag (n)ajigtantegejig.

Translation: The hunter takes his/her son up to the woods and they will go hunting.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: soo·hgwaa·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

so'qwa'l'g — I take him/her up to higher ground or level — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

so'qwa'lul — I take you up to higher ground or level — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

so'qwa'lit — He/she takes me up to higher ground or level — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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