ugsuguni : tail

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun inanimate

Translation: His/her tail

Gloss: tail

Example:

Text: Ntue'm ugsuguni toqwaqji'jg.

Translation: My dog's tail is short.

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: uk·su·gu·ni

Alternate grammatical form:

ugsuguniwal — their tails — (3p(0p))

Document reference:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #307

Transcription: osogoni, queue d'animal, gŏgoal osogoneg prends (a serpent) par sa queue (ex.

Transliteration: ugsuguni, animal tail, goqwa’l usuguneg take (a snake) by its tail (example)

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #273

Rand's Micmac dictionary from phonographic word-lists - transcribed and alphabetically arranged, with a grammar and list of place-names by Jeremiah S. Clark, Page Image #163

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #135

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #135

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #273

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