lgowaqan / l'kowaqan : job / work / task

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun inanimate

Translation: Work

Gloss: job

Gloss: work

Gloss: task

Example:

Text: Lgowaqan natgwilm pastung siggunug. / L'kowaqan natkwilm pastunk sikkunuk.

Translation: I will go to look for work in the United States this spring.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: êll·go·wa·hgan

Alternate grammatical form:

l'gowaqann / l'kowaqann — tasks or jobs — (plural)

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