'us̲ches̲da    'us̲•ches̲•da    ᐧᐅᔆᙞᔆᑕ    V

he does not pay his debts


[∅-da <da₁ «sit-1»]  Imperfective Affirmative  Continuous

Etymology: This literally means ‟he sits under a tree”. It is evidently related to the idiom 'us̲che 'asonanyoot ‟they chased me under a tree”, meaning ‟they gave me a lot of gifts thereby imposing a heavy debt to repay”.

Related Words:   Commerce

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