telt'g : eat in such a way / gnaw on

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she eats it in such a way
Gloss: eat in such a way
Gloss: gnaw on
Example:
Text: Te'plmasewei telt'g st'ge apigji'j.
Translation: He/she eats cheese like a mouse.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: del·têk
Alternate grammatical form:
teltm — I eat it in such a way — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
teltmeg — We eat it in such a way — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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