etlte'g / etl'te'k : beat on / strum / play(musical instrument) / hit / knock

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she is beating on it

Gloss: beat on

Gloss: strum

Gloss: play(musical instrument)

Example:

Text: Tele's newtigisg'g etlte'g pepgijete'maqan. / Tele's newtikisk'k etlte'k pepkijete'maqan.

Translation: Theresa has been beating the drum all day long.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·deeg

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she is hitting it

Gloss: hit

Gloss: knock

Example:

Text: Wen etlte'g ga'qan? / Wen etl'te'k ka'qan?

Translation: Who's knocking at the door?

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: e·dêll·deeg

Alternate grammatical form:

etlte'm / etl'te'm — I am beating on it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

etlte'meg / etl'te'mek — We are beating on it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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