niweteg : low tide

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is low tide
Gloss: low tide
Example:
Text: Ma' gismnawa'tigw nige' muta niweteg.
Translation: We can't go out on the bay now because the tide is low.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ni·we·dek
Alternate grammatical form:
niwetegl — low tides — (third person plural inanimate)

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