Entry: hasukmaʔ, ha-sukt-/ha-suk-
Grammar: vi.
Meaning: be cutting, be sharp (of a knife or sickle)
Derivation: [ ʔ< haʔ- bite + sukmaʔ be able to]
Comments: ha-mɛn-chuk-mʔnɛ-lle nɔ:N-mɛ-lle sa:rik tuk (beasharp-NP-beasharp-NP-INST shave-INF-SUB very hurt) If you shave with a blunt [blade], it really hurts; hasuktɛrɔ co:guN I'll make it cut well (i.e. I'll sharpen it, cf. yaʔlapmaʔ). Entry: sukmaʔ, -sukt-/-suk-
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: be able, know how, be capable of
Comments: aNga thi: mɛn-dhuN-ʔe:-saN pa:t-maʔ sukt-u-N (I millet beer npG-drink-npG-even talk-INF can-3P-1sA) I'm able to talk even without having drunk millet beer; kɛme:ʔba mǝna laNghe:kmaʔ mɛnchuktun Fat men don't know how to walk; cf. he:ʔmaʔ. 
