matnaggewaqan : fight / struggle / battle

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Fight
Gloss: fight
Gloss: struggle
Gloss: battle
Example:
Text: Mesgi'g matnaggewaqan wesgowa's'g ugjit Mi'gmewei tli'suti.
Translation: There's a big struggle going on for the Mi'gmaq language.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ma·dê·nak·ke·wa·hgan

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