temgweta'tl : chop off the head / chop off the top

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she chops off...head
Gloss: chop off the head
Gloss: chop off the top
Example:
Text: Sapo'nug temgweta'tl na aputapegiejinitl.
Translation: Tomorrow he/she will chop the head off that turkey.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: dem·kwe·daa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
temgwete'g — I chop off his/her head — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
temgweto'l — I chop your head off — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
temgwete'lit — He/she chops my head off — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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