eleget : throw / release / play (a game) / run (for office)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she throws it

Gloss: throw

Gloss: release

Gloss: play (a game)

Example:

Text: Ulo'nug mgumie'jg elagatieg.

Translation: Tonight we are playing (some games of) horseshoes.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: e·le·get

Alternate grammatical form:

elegei — I throw it — (first person singular animate)

elegeieg — We throw it — (first person dual exclusive animate)

elaqatieg — We throw it — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: eleget, semer

Transliteration: eleget, sow

Source as entry: eleget, he/she sows

Normalized source as entry: eleget, he/she sows

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she runs for office

Gloss: run (for office)

Example:

Text: Eleget ugjit nnu saqamawin. / Eleket wjit nnu saqamawin.

Translation: He/she is running for chief.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: e·le·get

Alternate grammatical form:

elegei — I run for office — (first person singular animate)

elegeieg — We run for office — (first person dual exclusive animate)

elaqatieg — We run for office — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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