usgijega’tuaten : will be covered in death shroud

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb animate transitive

Translation: He/she will be covered in a death shroud.

Gloss: will be covered in death shroud

Example:

Text: Seiegn usgijega’tuaten npuinu.

Translation: A cloth shroud will cover the deceased.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: us·ki·je·kaa·du·a·den

Alternate grammatical form:

usgijega'tua's — I will cover him/her with death shroud. — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)

usgijega'tltesg — I will cover you with death shroud. — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)

usgijega'tuitew — He/she will cover me with death shroud. — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: osgitagatoaten, on le couvrira (drap mort.)

Expanded: osgitagatoaten, on le couvrira (drap mortuaire)

Transliteration: usgitaqatuaten, we will cover him/her (death shroud, pall)

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