Derivative composed of: ła̱xs fingernails/toenails/claws
transitive verb. scratch
Adat wil baaltga gyet dmt ksigaat ada ałgat da'axłgit awilt łaxsda łguwoomłga naa goo t'in baal dmt t'in gaat. And then the people tried to catch him but they couldn't because the child scratched whoever tried to take him.
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