wettepna'tl : try to catch up with

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she tries to catch up with him/her/it
Gloss: try to catch up with
Example:
Text: Gina'sit pemtugwi'g wettepna'tl witapal.
Translation: He/she is running trying hard to catch up with his/her friend.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: wet·te·bê·naa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
wettepne'g — I try to catch up with him/her/it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
wettepno'l — I try to catch up with you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
wettepne'lit — He/she tries to catch up with me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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