espe'g : high in rank / important / important / high in rank

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is high in rank
Gloss: high in rank
Gloss: important
Example:
Text: Niganpuguit me' espe'g. / Nikanpukuit me' espe'k.
Translation: The boss is higher in rank.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: es·peeg
Alternate grammatical form:
espei — I am high in rank — (first person singular animate)
espeieg — We are high in rank — (first person dual exclusive animate)
espoltieg — We are high in rank — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document reference:
Transcription: espeï, être haut, haute position; espŏltitjig – espeg otjit migmaga, (illegible phrase) p. ê. (illegible phrase)
Expanded: espeï, être haut, haute position; espŏltitjig – espeg otjit migmaga, (illegible phrase) peut être (illegible)
Transliteration: espei, be high, high position; espo’ltijig – espe’g ugjit Mi’gmaqa, (illegible phrase) maybe (illegible phrase)
Source as entry: espei (Pronunciation guide: es·peey), I am important or high in rank
Normalized source as entry: espe'g, he/she is important or high in rank
Public note: espo’ltijig, they are of high positions
Public note: POSSIBLY: pré[illegible] line letter p. ê. él[u|n]er off/ogf/oqq/aqq/diff, AND COULD EXPAND TO pré[illegible] line letter peut être éluer officiel, THAT COULD TRANSLATE TO pré[illegible] line letter maybe elected elected official
Transcription: espĕg, il est haut
Transliteration: espe'g, he/she/it is high/tall
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is important
Gloss: important
Gloss: high in rank
Example:
Text: Mu na ms't goqwei espe'gtnug wesgu'tas'g ta'n tujiw Lnu Saqamawg mawita'tij.
Translation: Not everything talked about is important when the Native Chiefs get together.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: es·peeg
Alternate grammatical form:
espe'gl — They are important — (third person plural inanimate)

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