nijaltkale•m
{verb II} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to stroke, to pat
♦ βuj gət͡ɕ nijaltkale•m {verb II} {set phrase} to give a pat on the head, to praise; {set phrase} to indulge, to pander to
♦ oŋəla•ʃəm nijaltkale•m {verb II} to stroke one's chin
♦ tu•pəm nijaltkale•m {verb II} to pat someone's back
♦ y•pəm nijaltkale•m {verb II} to stroke someone's hair
2. to feel, to touch
♦ omsa•m nijaltkale•m {verb II} to feel a door
♦ pə•rdəʒəm nijaltkale•m {verb II} to feel the wall
♦ pət͡ɕke•məʃte nijaltkale•n kaje•m {verb II} to feel one's way through the dark
♦ ymba•t͡ɕ nijaltkale•m {verb II} {set phrase} to do carelessly, to do in a slipshod manner
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nijaltkale•n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ so•kər jeŋ pə•rdəʒəm nijaltkale•n na•ʎe {sentence} the blind man felt the wall
// nijaltkale•n ont͡ɕe•m {verb II} {momentary} (see above)
// t͡ɕe•rlən βyrʃe•rʒəm nijaltkale•n ont͡ɕe•m {verb II} to feel a sick person's pulse
// nijaltkale•n ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kem koβa•ʃtəm nijaltkale•n ʃo•gəʃ {sentence} (s)he was stroking boot leather
--"PARENT"--> nijalte•m
