ga'tewe'get : hunt eels / catch eels

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Josephine (Wagmatcook)
Kirsten (Eskasoni)
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she goes hunting for eels
Gloss: hunt eels
Gloss: catch eels
Example:
Text: Egsitpu'nug nitap najiga'tewe'get.
Translation: My friend is going eel hunting in the morning.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: gaa·de·wee·get
Alternate grammatical form:
ga'tewe'gei — I go hunting for eels — (first person singular animate)
ga'tewe'geieg — We go hunting for eels — (first person dual exclusive animate)
ga'tewe'g'tieg, ga'tewe'ga'tieg — We go hunting for eels — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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