elege'wi'sgw : queen / queen in deck of cards

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Queen
Gloss: queen
Gloss: queen in deck of cards
Example:
Text: Gi's gi'l mila'sin elege'wi'sgw ugjit pi'gaq?
Translation: Have you ever played the "queen of spades" game?
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: e·le·gee·wiiskw
Alternate grammatical form:
elege'wi'sgwaq — queens — (plural)
elege'wi'sgwal — a queen — (fourth person)

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