tema'toq : break slowly in two by hand / break off a piece / break in two

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she breaks it slowly in two by hand
Gloss: break slowly in two by hand
Gloss: break off a piece
Gloss: break in two
Example:
Text: Melgignat, lpa tema'toq guntew telgi'g st'ge wenju'su'n.
Translation: He/she is strong, he/she brakes a rock the size of an apple slowly by hand.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: de·maa·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
tema'tu — I break it slowly in two by hand — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
tema'tueg — We break it slowly in two by hand — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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