gs'geltaqan : valued and protected / precious / someone held dear / something animate held dear / something held dear

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Valued and protected person or thing
Gloss: valued and protected
Gloss: precious
Gloss: someone held dear
Gloss: something animate held dear
Example:
Text: Gs'geltaqan na, telsa'qawei.
Translation: That is precious, it is so old.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: êk·sê·gel·ta·hgan
Alternate grammatical form:
gs'geltaqang — some persons or things held dear — (plural)
2.
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Valued and protected thing
Gloss: something held dear
Example:
Text: Gs'geltaqan na mu' maliaptas'tnug.
Translation: Something valued isn't to be bothered with.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: êk·sê·gel·ta·hgan
Alternate grammatical form:
gs'geltaqann — some things held dear — (third person plural inanimate)

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