nijaltkalem
{verb II} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to stroke, to pat
♦ βuj gət͡ɕ nijaltkalem {verb II} {set phrase} to give a pat on the head, to praise; {set phrase} to indulge, to pander to
♦ oŋəlaʃəm nijaltkalem {verb II} to stroke one's chin
♦ tupəm nijaltkalem {verb II} to pat someone's back
♦ ypəm nijaltkalem {verb II} to stroke someone's hair
2. to feel, to touch
♦ omsam nijaltkalem {verb II} to feel a door
♦ pərdəʒəm nijaltkalem {verb II} to feel the wall
♦ pət͡ɕkeməʃte nijaltkalen kajem {verb II} to feel one's way through the dark
♦ ymbat͡ɕ nijaltkalem {verb II} {set phrase} to do carelessly, to do in a slipshod manner
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nijaltkalen nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ sokər jeŋ pərdəʒəm nijaltkalen naʎe {sentence} the blind man felt the wall
// nijaltkalen ont͡ɕem {verb II} {momentary} (see above)
// t͡ɕerlən βyrʃerʒəm nijaltkalen ont͡ɕem {verb II} to feel a sick person's pulse
// nijaltkalen ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kem koβaʃtəm nijaltkalen ʃogəʃ {sentence} (s)he was stroking boot leather
--"PARENT"--> nijaltem
