nenaq'ta'sit : thinks quickly / brain racing / anxious

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she thinks quickly

Gloss: thinks quickly

Gloss: brain racing

Gloss: anxious

Example:

Text: Nenaq'ta'sit, sapo'nug maja'sit.

Translation: He/she is anxious, he/she leaves tomorrow.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: ne·na·hgê·taa·sit

Alternate grammatical form:

nenaq'ta'si — I think quickly, I am anxious, my brain is racing — (first person singular animate)

nenaq'ta'sieg — We think quickly, we are anxious, our brains are racing — (first person dual exclusive animate)

nenaq'ta'sultieg — We think quickly, we are anxious, our brains are racing — (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document reference:

Transcription: nenagetāsi, tāsoltitjig } désirer d’avoir promptement

Expanded: nenagetāsi, nenagetāsoltitjig } désirer d’avoir promptement

Transliteration: nenaq'ta'si, nenaq'ta’sultijig } desire to have promptly

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