npuinu : dead person / corpse

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Dead person
Gloss: dead person
Gloss: corpse
Example:
Text: Ta'n tujiw npuinu elising na wapia'sutmatimg.
Translation: When the a deceased person is layed out,we pray through the night.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ên·pu·i·nu
Alternate grammatical form:
npuinu'g — corpses — (plural)
npuinu'l — a corpse — (fourth person)

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