te'tipoqja'latl : put arm around waist of

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she puts arm or arms around the waist

Gloss: put arm around waist of

Example:

Text: Te'tipoqja'latl aq poqta'lugwejig.

Translation: He/she puts his/her arms around his/her waist and they begin to dance about.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: dee·di·bohk·chaa·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

te'tipoqja'l'g — I put my arm around someone's waist — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

te'tipoqja'lul — I put my arm or arms around your waist — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

te'tipoqja'lit — He/she puts his/her arm or arms around my waist — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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