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ejiglta'tl / ejikl'ta'tl : strike or drive away / hit away / shoo away
Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she drives him/her/it away
Gloss: strike or drive away
Gloss: hit away
Gloss: shoo away
Example:
Text: E'pite'ji'j ejiglta'tl gajuewjl. / E'pite'ji'j ejikl'ta'tl kajuewjl.
Translation: The little girl drives away the cat.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: e·ji·gêll·daa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
ejiglte'g / ejikl'te'k — I shoo him away — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
ejiglto'l / ejikl'to'l — I shoo you away — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
ejiglte'lit / ejikl'te'lit — He/she shoos me away — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)
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