1. transitive verb. chop
Sm sa̱g̱m t'u'utsk dm hoyn dziłam yedza k'si ła'ask. You will use a very sharp knife when you chop fresh seaweed.
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2. transitive verb. club; pound
Da lat yetst. Then they pounded it.
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3. intransitive verb.
Ła ludaba g̱anłaaga yets'a melsgm t'u'utsk as Norman All morning the phone was ringing for Norman.
Aka yets'ał melsgmt'u'utsk. The phone never rang.