wetqapatoq : soak / immerse in water

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive
Translation: He/she soaks it
Gloss: soak
Gloss: immerse in water
Example:
Text: Tm'g ma'munjew wetqapatoq ligpenignapi gesgmnaq poqjisgnewegw.
Translation: He/she soaks the ash splints thoroughly before he/she begins to weave.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wet·hka·ba·dohk
Alternate grammatical form:
wetqapatu — I soak it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
wetqapatueg — We soak it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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