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ams'tuatl / ams'tuatl : only partly hear / half hear

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she only partly hears him/her
Gloss: only partly hear
Gloss: half hear
Example:
Text: Ams'tuatl etlewo'gwennitl. / Ams'tuatl etlewo'kwennitl.
Translation: He/she only partly hears the person speaking.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: am·sê·du·a·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
ams'taq / ams'taq — I only partly hear him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
ams'tul / ams'tul — I only partly hear you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
ams'tuit / ams'tuit — He/she only partly hears me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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