agase'wit / akase'wit : enlist / sign up / trade (Cape Breton) / hire (New Brunswick)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she enlists
Gloss: enlist
Gloss: sign up
Gloss: trade (Cape Breton)
Gloss: hire (New Brunswick)
Example:
Text: Matntimgeg agase'wip. / Matntimkek akase'wip.
Translation: During the war he/she enlisted. (past tense)
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: a·ga·see·wit
Alternate grammatical form:
agase'wi / akase'wi — I enlist — (first person singular animate)
agase'wieg / akase'wiek — we enlist — (first person dual exclusive animate)
agase'wultieg / akase'wultiek — we enlist — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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