naqani'get : bail / scoop out

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she bails out water
Gloss: bail
Gloss: scoop out
Example:
Text: Newtiegsitpu'g gi's wesgowa'sit naqani'get, ma' alam gaqa'tegegw.
Translation: He/she has been here bailing all morning, he/she won't be finished for a long time.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: na·hga·nii·get
Alternate grammatical form:
naqani'gei — I bail out water — (first person singular animate)
naqani'geieg — We bail out water — (first person dual exclusive animate)
naqani'g'tieg — We bail out water — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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