wetqapalatl : soak / immerse in water

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she soaks him/her/it

Gloss: soak

Gloss: immerse in water

Text: Pe' tmg wetqapalatl ugtatlaiml gesgmnaq gesistaqanagw.

Translation: He/she first soaks his/her shirt before laundering it.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: wet·hka·ba·la·dêl

Alternate grammatical form:

wetqapalg — I soak him/her/it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

wetqapalul — I soak you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

wetqapalit — He/she/it soaks me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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