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apattesing / apattesink : spring back
Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He springs back
Gloss: spring back
Example:
Text: Apattesing ugwitl nemiaj. / Apattesink ukwitl nemiaj.
Translation: He/She darts back when he/she sees his/her mom.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: a·bat·te·sink
Alternate grammatical form:
apattesin / apattesin — I spring back — (first person singular animate)
apattesineg / apattesinek — We spring back — (first person dual exclusive animate)
apattesultieg / apattesultiek — We spring back — (first person plural exclusive animate)
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