temgwete'g : chop off the head / chop off the top

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she chops it's head off
Gloss: chop off the head
Gloss: chop off the top
Example:
Text: Tmg temgwete'g toqo tujiw sigua'toq.
Translation: First he/she chops off the top than he/she empties the container.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: dem·kwe·deeg
Alternate grammatical form:
temgwete'm — I chop off it's head — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
temgwete'meg — We chop off it's head — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
Document reference:
Transcription: temgoeteg, décapiter; temgoetolninesŏq (p. 358) ngotei petjo temgoetotjala, morue séparée de la tête.
Transliteration: temgwete'g, decapitate; tmgwetolninesoq (p. 358) ngutei peju tmgweto'jla, codfish separated from its head.
Source as entry: temgwete'g, decapitate
Normalized source as entry: temgwete'g, he/she decapitates
Public note: tmgwetolninesoq: ngutei peju temgweto'jla, codfish separated from its head.

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