тавʼыятык

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.wə.ja.tək/

Verb

тавʼыятык (tawəjatək) (transitive), (perfective), imperfective stem тав'ыятыткык, first person singular тынав'ыятын)

1. to feed somebody

   Тав'ыятнина ӄурав'в'и.

   She fed the reindeers.

   Кытвыл антавыяталлака!

   Don't feed it!

Usage notes

When тав'ыятык features a prefix, the word assimilates to нав'ыятык.

References

• Mel'čuk, Igor. (1986) Pluralizers in Alutor
• Nagayama, Yukari. (2010) Grammatical sketches from the field