gomgwej / komkwej : sucker (fish)

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Josephine (Wagmatcook)

Kirsten (Eskasoni)

Part of speech: noun animate

Translation: Sucker fish

Gloss: sucker (fish)

Example:

Text: Mutt tlitgismiw na'tel, gomgwejg eigig na samqwanigtug. / Mutt tlitkismiw na'tel, komkwejk eikik na samqwaniktuk.

Translation: Don't swim there, there are sucker fish in the water.

Recording: Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Pronunciation guide: gom·kwech

Alternate grammatical form:

gomgwejg / komkwejk — sucker fishes — (plural)

gomgwejl / komkwejl — a sucker fish — (fourth person)

Document reference:

Transcription: gŏmgoetj suceur, poisson (79,1) mtamo? (103,1) esturgen, non - rémora

Transliteration: gomgwej, sucker, fish, (79,1) mtamu (103,1) sturgeon, non remora/suckerfish

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