temgwesatl : cut the head off / cut the top off

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she cuts...head off
Gloss: cut the head off
Gloss: cut the top off
Example:
Text: Gijga' temgwesatl gawi'l gulaman sa'qati'l gis saputa'latal.
Translation: He/she cuts a bit of the top off of the procupine quill so he/she can pass a needle through (the length of) it.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: dem·kwe·sa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
temgwesg — I cut his/her head off — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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