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egtapluit
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
verb animate intransitive
Pronunciation Guide:
ek·da·bêl·u·it
Translation:
He/she hunts
Meanings:
hunts
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Gi's aqantie'uti egtapluit aq me' mnaq goqwei.
Translation:
He/she has been hunting for a week and still nothing.
Recording:
Recording by jnw 🔉
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
egtaplui --
I hunt
-- (first person singular animate)
egtapluieg --
We hunt
-- (first person dual exclusive animate)
egtaplultieg --
We hunt
-- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document References:
Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #598
Transcription:
Chasse, egtapeloi (Dict. A. M.) B
Expanded:
Chasse, egtapeloi (Dictionaire Abbé Maillard) B
Transliteration:
hunt, egtaplui (Dictionary Abbé Maillard) B
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #150
Rand's Micmac dictionary from phonographic word-lists - transcribed and alphabetically arranged, with a grammar and list of place-names by Jeremiah S. Clark, Page Image #39
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