waqatasg : northern lights / aurora borealis

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun inanimate

Translation: Northern lights

Gloss: northern lights

Gloss: aurora borealis

Example:

Text: Oqwatnug na mawulnmitm'g waqatasg.

Translation: The Northern lights can be seen well towards the north.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: wa·hga·dask

Alternate grammatical form:

waqatasgl — Northern lights — (plural)

Document reference:

Transcription: oaġatasg, tasgel (19,2), aurore boréale (nothern lights) (167,2)

Expanded: oaġatasg, oaġatasgel (19,2), aurore boréale (nothern lights) (167,2)

Transliteration: waqatasg, waqatasgl (19,2), aurora borealis (nothern lights) (167,2)

Public note: waqatasgl, plural of aurora borealis, northern lights

Public note: Unresolved reference: (19,2)

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