maqtawe'g : black / black

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she/it is black

Gloss: black

Example:

Text: Talamu'g na, maqtawe'g gisna maqtawiewne'g?

Translation: What color is that, is it black or is it navy blue?

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: mahk·ta·weeg

Alternate grammatical form:

maqtawe'i — I am black — (first person singular animate)

maqtawe'ieg — We are black — (first person dual exclusive animate)

maqtawoltieg — We are black — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive

Translation: It is black

Gloss: black

Example:

Text: Gsatmug maqtawe'g's nutepaqan.

Translation: I would like it if my car was colored black.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: mahk·ta·weeg

Alternate grammatical form:

maqtawe'gl — They are black — (third person plural inanimate)

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