getanteget : hunter / gatherer / spiteful person

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she hunts
Gloss: hunter
Gloss: gatherer
Example:
Text: Gesig getanteget. / Kesik ketanteket.
Translation: In the winter he/she hunts.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: ge·dan·te·get
Related entry: ntugsuinu
Alternate grammatical form:
getantegei — I hunt — (first person singular animate)
getantegeieg — We hunt — (first person dual exclusive animate)
getantega'tieg — We hunt — (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document reference:
Transcription: (chasse) getantegei
Transliteration: (chasse) getantegei
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a spiteful person
Gloss: spiteful person
Example:
Text: Winjig na wen getantegej.
Translation: It's bad to be spiteful.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ge·dan·te·get

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