temtestoq : break in two / fracture

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she breaks it in two
Gloss: break in two
Gloss: fracture
Example:
Text: Te's maqata'g nutmi'gn na temtestoq lnaqanatgw.
Translation: Each time I lend him/her my axe he/she fractures the handle.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: dem·tes·tohk
Alternate grammatical form:
temtestu — I break it in two — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
temtestueg — We break it in two — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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