temta'tl : chop in two / chop off / cut off

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she chops him/her/it in two
Gloss: chop in two
Gloss: chop off
Gloss: cut off
Example:
Text: Temta'tl a'papi'l aq ignmuitl a'qataig.
Translation: He/she chops the rope and gives me the other half
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: dem·taa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
temte'g — I chop him/her in two — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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