na'gweg : day / daylight / day

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is day
Gloss: day
Gloss: daylight
Example:
Text: Gesg na'gweg ugjo'tmnej gaqa'tnenu ugtlugowaqannu.
Translation: While it's daylight let's try to finish our work.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: naa·gwek
2.
Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Day
Gloss: day
Example:
Text: Gisgug pituiptnnaqanei na'gweg tet ugsituna'tas'g glusuaqan iga'tu.
Translation: Today is the thousandth day I post a voiced word here.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: naa·gwek
Alternate grammatical form:
na'gwegl — days — (plural)

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