nnu'wi't'g : refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she refers to it by its aboriginal name

Gloss: refer to something by its aboriginal name

Gloss: refer to something in first nations language

Gloss: say in native language

Example:

Text: Nnu'wi't'tew glusuaqan gji'toq nnuigtig.

Translation: He/she will use the aboriginal word if he/she knows the aboriginal term.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: ênn·nuu·wii·têk

Related entry: lnu'wi't'g

Alternate grammatical form:

nnu'wi'tm — I refer to it by its aboriginal name — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

nnu'wi'tmeg — We refer to it by its aboriginal name — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

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