laplusan : prison / jail

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Jail
Gloss: prison
Gloss: jail
Example:
Text: Migwite'tm laplusan i'teg'p ugtejg e'jntewigtug.
Translation: I remember the jail used to be behind the agent's office.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: la·bê·lu·san
Alternate grammatical form:
laplusann — jails or prisons — (plural)
Borrowed word: from French, la prison

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