esetegja'latl

Pronunciation guide: e·se·dêk·chaa·la·dêl

Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she moves it (stove) backwards

Meanings:

Example of word used in sentence:

Esetegja'latl ugtue'ml aq siaw'lgesewet.
He/she backs up his/her animal and continues to plow.

Recording by Diane (Listuguj)

Variant spelling(s): esetigsma'latl (Nova Scotia), etegja'latl

Alternate forms:

I move it backward

(first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

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