nutqwelg : inadequate / insufficient / inadequate / insufficient

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she doesn't have enough
Gloss: inadequate
Gloss: insufficient
Example:
Text: So'sep nutqelg ns'tuo'qon ugjit mu lien etlinsanoqonig.
Translation: Joseph has insufficent intelligence to stay away from dangerous places.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: nut·hkwelk
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is an insufficient amount
Gloss: inadequate
Gloss: insufficient
Example:
Text: So'sep nutqwelgl pugsugul ugjit la gesig.
Translation: Joseph has an insufficient amount of firewood for this winter.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: nut·hkwelk
Alternate grammatical form:
nutqwelgl — He/she has an insufficient amount of those — (third person plural inanimate)

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