gli'gn : flagpole / large post / prop / snack / hold-over until... / temporary support

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Flagpole
Gloss: flagpole
Gloss: large post
Gloss: prop
Example:
Text: Gli'gn mu nugu gaqaminug ta'n als'tuoguomeg i'teg'pneg.
Translation: The flagpole is no longer standing where the church used to be.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: kêl·ii·kên
Alternate grammatical form:
gli'gnn — flagpoles — (plural)
Document reference:
Transcription: temeo? Petit poteau (157,1) , geligen - temŏgtao, grand
Expanded: temeo? Petit poteau (157,1) , geligen - temŏgtao, grand poteau
Transliteration: tmew? Small post (157,1) , gli’gn, tmoqta’w, large post
Source as entry: gli'gn, post
Normalized source as entry: gli'gn, small post or prop
Public note: In Listugujg gli'gn is a flagpole, a snack (something to hold you over until the next meal (Herby Martin)), anything that saves you, holds you over.
2.
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Something to hold you over until the next...
Gloss: snack
Gloss: hold-over until...
Gloss: temporary support
Example:
Text: Ula gli'gn gnnitew glapis uloqotalan.
Translation: This snack will keep me until I eat supper.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

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