matu'patl

Pronunciation guide: ma·duu·ba·dêl

Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she eats a bit of it (fish)

Meanings:

Example of word used in sentence:

Mu' nnim mesgilug esgwiet na nme'j, pas gatu gina'sit gajuewj matu'patl.
There isn't much left of that fish, yet that cat is working hard to eat the scraps that are there.

Recording by Joe (Listuguj)

Alternate forms:

I eat a bit of it

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

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