gelu'sit : good / nice

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she is good

Gloss: good

Gloss: nice

Example:

Text: Nasgu gelu'sit atla'i.

Translation: Wear a good shirt.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ge·luu·sit

Alternate grammatical form:

gelu'si — I am good — (first person singular animate)

gelu'sieg — We are good — (first person dual exclusive animate)

gelu'sultieg — We are good — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #172

Transcription: gelōsi, bon

Transliteration: gelu’si, good/tasty/okay/alright/correct/happy

Source as entry: gelu'si, I am good

Normalized source as entry: gelu'sit, he/she good

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #44

Public note: kĕloo'se, gelu’si

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #117

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #134

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #140

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #163

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #174

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #184

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #189

Rand's Micmac dictionary from phonographic word-lists - transcribed and alphabetically arranged, with a grammar and list of place-names by Jeremiah S. Clark, Page Image #105

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