tmi'gn : axe

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun inanimate

Translation: Axe

Gloss: axe

Example:

Text: Tami eteg na tmi'gn?

Translation: Where is that axe?

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: dê·mii·gên

Alternate grammatical form:

tmi'gnn — axes — (plural)

Document reference:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #787

Transcription: Temigen, hâche notemigen, got. (82,2) , otemigen, les Anglais ont fait tomahawk

Expanded: Temigen, hâche notemigen, gotemigen (82,2) , otemigen, les Anglais ont fait tomahawk

Transliteration: Tmi’gn, axe nutmi’gn, gutmi’gn (82,2) , utmi’gn, the English did tomahack

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #39

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