temalua'latl : break off at tail or rear end

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she breaks off the tail or rear end
Gloss: break off at tail or rear end
Example:
Text: Lpa temalua'latl jagejl toqo ignmuij ugsuguni.
Translation: He/she broke the tail of the lobster right off and gave it to me.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: de·ma·lu·aa·la·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
temalua'l'g — I break off the tail — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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