telpatl : eat or gnaw on in such a way

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she gnaws on him/her/it in such a way
Gloss: eat or gnaw on in such a way
Example:
Text: Apigji'j wijei telpatl a'papi'l st'ge' gopit miti'sl.
Translation: A mouse gnaws at a rope the same way a beaver gnaws at a tree.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: del·pa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
telp'g — I eat him/her/it in such a way — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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