saqamawit : boss / chief / supervisor

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is the boss
Gloss: boss
Gloss: chief
Gloss: supervisor
Example:
Text: Wen ula tet etlsaqamawit?
Translation: Who is the boss here?
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: sa·hga·ma·wit
Alternate grammatical form:
saqamawi — I am chief, boss, supervisor — (first person singular animate)
saqamawieg — We are bosses — (first person dual exclusive animate)
saqamawultieg — We are bosses — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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