teleiwatl : treat so / treat as such

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she treats him/her in such a way
Gloss: treat so
Gloss: treat as such
Example:
Text: Ne'gaw na teleiwatl ugti'l aq nige' welins'tatl.
Translation: He/she has always treated his/her dog that way and now the dog understands him/her well.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: de·ley·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
teleiw'g — I treat him/her in such a way — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
teleiwul — I treat you in such a way — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
teleiwit — He/she treats me in such a way — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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