nujiwsiget : fortuneteller / fortuneteller

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Fortuneteller
Gloss: fortuneteller
Example:
Text: Pipanimates nujiwsiget ta'n tujiw natnmi'j.
Translation: Ask the fortuneteller when you go to see him/her.
Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Pronunciation guide: nu·jiw·si·get
Related entry: nujigsiget
Alternate grammatical form:
nujiwsigejig — fortunetellers — (dual)
nujiwsiga'tijig — fortunetellers — (plural)
nujiwsigelitl — a fortuneteller — (fourth person)
2.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is a fortuneteller
Gloss: fortuneteller
Example:
Text: Ula nitap Ta'pit i'nujiwsiget.
Translation: My friend David here tells fortunes.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nu·jiw·si·get
Related entry: nujigsiget
Alternate grammatical form:
nujiwsigei — I am a fortune teller — (first person singular animate)
nujiwsigeieg — We are fortune tellers — (first person dual exclusive animate)
nujiwsiga'tieg, nujiwsig'tieg — We are fortune tellers — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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