niganpuguit / nikan'pukuit : leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader

Recordings:

Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)

Eunice Metallic

Joe Wilmot

Part of speech: noun animate

Translation: Leader

Gloss: leader

Gloss: stand at the front

Example:

Text: Wen niganpuguit ta'n etellugwen? / Wen nikanpukuit ta'n etel'lukwen?

Translation: Who is the boss where you work?

Recording: Eunice Metallic

Pronunciation guide: ni·gan·bu·gu·it

Alternate grammatical form:

niganpugultijig / nikan'pukultijik — leaders — (plural)

niganpuguilitl / nikan'pukuilitl — a leader — (fourth person)

Part of speech: verb animate intransitive

Translation: He/she stands ahead

Gloss: stand ahead

Gloss: leader

Example:

Text: Pie'l na ula tet niganpuguit aq negm tlimultew ta'n tllugwetes. / Pie'l na ulatet nikanpukuit aq nekm tlimultew ta'n tl'ukwetes.

Translation: Pierre is the leader here and he will tell you what you will be doing.

Recording: Joe Wilmot

Pronunciation guide: ni·gan·bu·gu·it

Alternate grammatical form:

niganpugui / nikan'pukui — I stand ahead — (first person singular animate)

niganpuguieg / nikan'pukuiek — We stand ahead — (first person dual exclusive animate)

niganpugultieg / nikan'pukultiek — We stand ahead — (first person plural exclusive animate)

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