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pa'pnji'j / pa'pn'ji'j : spool / bobbin

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: noun animate
Translation: Bobbin
Gloss: spool
Gloss: bobbin
Example:
Text: Ugjua'lates na pa'pnji'j gesgmnaq poqti'sewewun. / Ukjua'lates na pa'pn'ji'j keskmnaq poqti'sewewun.
Translation: Fill the bobbin before you start sewing.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: baa·bên·jiich
Alternate grammatical form:
pa'pnji'jg / pa'pn'ji'jk — bobbins — (plural)
pa'pnji'tl / pa'pn'ji'tl — a bobbin — (fourth person)
Borrowed word: from French, bobine

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