nipispaqanta'tl
Pronunciation guide: ni·bis·pa·hgan·daa·dêl
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she beats him/her with a switch
Meanings:
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beat with switch
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beat with twigs
Example of word used in sentence:
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Nipispaqanta'tl ugta'pi'l ta'n telwaqama'latl
He/she cleans the net by beating it with a switch.
Variant spelling(s): nipisoqonta'tl (Nova Scotia)
Alternate forms:
nipispaqante'g, I beat him/her with a switch (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
nipispaqanto'l, I beat you with a switch (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
nipispaqante'lit, He/she beats me with a switch (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)