aptlamsing / aptlamsink : lose breath (in gale)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she loses breath (in gale)

Gloss: lose breath (in gale)

Example:

Text: Teligju's'g lpa aptlamsing. / Telikju's'k lpa aptlamsink.

Translation: It's so windy it takes his/her breath away.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ap·tê·lam·sink

Alternate grammatical form:

aptlamsin / aptlamsin — I lose my breath (in gale) — (first person singular animate)

aptlamsineg / aptlamsinek — We lose our breaths (in gale) — (first person dual exclusive animate)

aptlamsultieg / aptlamsultiek — We lose our breaths (in gale) — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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aptlamit : suffocate
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