wesgite’n’g : put embers on top / put fire on top

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: verb inanimate transitive

Translation: He/she puts embers on the top of it (cooking technique)

Gloss: put embers on top

Gloss: put fire on top

Example:

Text: Wesgite'n'g gilu'nu gulamen gisgattetew gismewlia'gwej.

Translation: He/she is putting the embers on the food now so it will be ready for this afternoon.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: wes·ki·tee·nêg

Alternate grammatical form:

wesgite'nm — I put embers on top of it — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

wesgite'nmeg — we put embers on top of it — (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Document reference:

Transcription: metter du feu au dessue, oesgitenem;

Transliteration: put fire on top, wesgite’nm

Source as entry: wesgite’nm, I put fire on top

Normalized source as entry: wesgite’n'g, he/she puts fire (embers) on the top (cooking technique)

Public note: On page of "pogteo, fire" related words.

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