elpuatg / el'puatk : want there

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she wants it there

Gloss: want there

Example:

Text: Na pugsug elpuatg wiguwaq. / Na puksuk el'puatk wikuwaq.

Translation: He/she wants that firewood at his/her house.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: el·bu·atk

Alternate grammatical form:

elpuatm / el'puatm — I want it there — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

elpuatmeg / el'puatmek — We want it there — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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