nujigoqwa'luet : wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Wrestler
Gloss: wrestler
Gloss: repossesser (Nova Scotia)
Example:
Text: Game'g pegising gisgug nujigoqwa'luet
Translation: Today the wrestler arrives in town.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nu·ji·gohk·waa·lu·et
Alternate grammatical form:
nujigoqwa'luejig — wrestlers — (dual)
nujigoqwa'lua'tijig — wrestlers — (plural)
nujigoqwa'luelitl — a wrestler — (fourth person)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a wrestler
Gloss: wrestler
Gloss: repossesser (Nova Scotia)
Example:
Text: Tuma teluet: "Nujigoqwa'luei, aq gelu'si matnaggewinu."
Translation: Tom says: "I am a wrestler, and I am a good fighter."
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: nu·ji·gohk·waa·lu·et
Alternate grammatical form:
nujigoqwa'luei — I am a wrestler — (first person singular animate)
nujigoqwa'lueieg — we are wrestlers — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nujigoqwa'lua'tieg — we are wrestlers — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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