meni'gwet : strip off bark (birch)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she strips off birch bark
Gloss: strip off bark (birch)
Example:
Text: Amujpa meni'gwet, toqosi'p e'watal psaqa'gul eltoq pugtew.
Translation: He/she has to strip off some birch bark, then use it to start a fire.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: me·nii·gwet
Alternate grammatical form:
meni'gwei — I strip off birchbark — (first person singular animate)
meni'gweieg — We strip off birchbark — (first person dual exclusive animate)
meni'g'tieg — We strip off birchbark — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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