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ela'qate'get
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
verb animate intransitive
Pronunciation Guide:
el·aa·hka·dee·ket
Translation:
He/she forges
Meanings:
forges into certain shape
hammers into certain shape
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Newtiula'gw ela'qate'get Pie'l.
Translation:
Peter has been forging all evening.
Recording:
Recording by jnw 🔉
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
ela'qate'gei --
I forge
-- (first person singular animate)
ela'qate'geieg --
we forge
-- (first person dual exclusive animate)
ela'qate'ga'tieg --
we forge
-- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Document References:
Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #580
Transcription:
forger pr elagategei (42, 1)
Transliteration:
to forge [pr] elaqate'gei (42, 1)
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #127
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 #80
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: hit back / win back / send back
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: kick back and forth / walk back and forth / repeatedly return/go to...
ejiglta'tl, ejikl'ta'tl
: strike or drive away / hit away / shoo away
ejiglte'g, ejikl'te'k
: drive it away / hit it away / beat it away
ela'qate'get
: forges into certain shape / hammers into certain shape
eligpete'get
: make basket splints / pound ash
ennmta'tl
: hammer in / drive in / embed in
ennmte'g
: drive in / hammer in / embed in
etlta'tl, etl'ta'tl
: beat / strike / hit
etlte'g, etl'te'k
: beat on / strum / play(musical instrument) / hit / knock
geitapaqte'g
: drive in (as nail)
gesita'tl
: hit hard / beat-up badly
getmete'gl
: win all / break all / destroy all
gewta'tl
: knock down
gewte'g
: knock down
gipoqtelg
: graze (by shooting)
gista'tl
: beat-up / finish beating
giste'g
: finish playing(instrument) / able to play instrument / finish beating / finish hitting
gmutta'tl
: beat with a stick
gmutte'g
: beat with a stick
jaqalta'tl
: finish off fast (in boxing, game or cards)
maltewte'g, mal'tewte'k
: cause to bleed by striking
matta'tl
: spank / beat
matte'g
: beat / spank / thrash
mattejjuei
: hammer
mattelg
: shooting at
matteluatl
: shoot at
me'ta'tl
: successfully hit / successfully strike
me'te'g
: successfully hits
me'telg
: successfully hits with a shot / successfully shoots it
me'teluatl
: succeed at shooting
mesqaneiteluatl
: take down by a shot
metete'get
: knocking / pounding
migutesg'g
: bump into / run into
migutesguatl
: bump into / run into / run over
naqasueta'tl
: beat out fire
naqasuete'g
: beat out (extinguish) fire
nasgoqta'tl
: split lengthwise (with heavy blow)
nasgoqte'g
: split lengthwise (by striking) / split in half (by striking)
nasgoqte'get
: splitting wood / splitting (by striking with a tool)
nipisoqonta'tl
: hits/strikes with a stick / hits/strikes with a cane / hits/strikes with a rod
nipispaqanta'tl
: beat with switch / beat with twigs
nipispaqante'g
: beat with switch
nistelg
: shoot down
nisteluatl
: shoot down
nugjaqta'tl
: smash to bits / mash
nugta'tl
: soften by pounding / soften by hitting / tenderise
nugte'g
: tenderise / soften by pounding / soften by hitting
o'pl'ta'tl
: hit wrongly / strike wrongly
o'pl'te'g
: strike wrongly / hit wrongly
paqsipgeitelua'tl
: shoot and kill instantly (with gun or bow and arrow)
pe'sg'g
: shoot at
pe'sg'teg
: fired (as gun)
pe'sgigeg
: shoot
pe'sgiget
: fire / shoot
pe'sguatl
: shoot at
peji'taqane'ita'tl
: slap on neck
pelgoqta'tl
: strip off with sharp tool
pelgoqte'g
: strip off with sharp tool
pesigte'get
: split wood
pesigweita'tl
: slap face
pesoqopsg'ta'tl
: miss (in swinging, or striking) / fumble
pesoqopsg'te'g
: fumble / partially block / miss (in swinging, or striking)
pesoqta'tl
: miss aimed at / fail to hit (aimed)
pesoqte'g
: miss / fail to hit (something aimed)
pesoqtelg
: fail to shoot something aimed at / miss (in shooting)
pesoqteluatl
: fail to hit someone aimed at / miss (in shooting)
petguta'tl
: knock out
petta'tl
: strike unintentionally / hit unintentionally
pette'g
: stikes unintentionally / hit unintentionally
pettesguatl
: accidentally bump into / chases here
sapa'qe'g
: a hole through (as tunnel) / pass through (as tunnel)
sapta'tl
: sting, pierce
saputeta'tl
: pierce through by a blow / cut or knock through
saputete'g
: pierce through by a blow / cut or knock through
saputetesg'g
: kick through / run through
sewista'tl
: pound or hack to bits
sewiste'g
: pound or hack to bits
sewistestoq
: smash
sigta'tl
: strike dead
taqamatl
: hit / jab / punch
taqt'g
: hit / strike / jab / punch
tegtesg'g
: kick
tegtesgewet
: kick / complain / object
tegtesguatl
: kick
telta'tl
: hit in such a way / cut or chop
telte'g
: cut or chop / hits
temtesg'g
: break by kicking or stomping
tlawo'qta'tl
: strikes with knife
tlawo'qte'g
: strike with knife
tmi'gnta'tl, tmi'kn'ta'tl
: strike with axe
tmi'gnte'g, tmi'kn'te'k
: strike with axe
welta'tl
: hit well / meet up with / catch
welte'g
: hit well / strike well / play well / earn well / make good money
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: guide (by boat) / fishing guide
agase'wa'latl, akase'wa'latl
: hire
agase'wa'toq, akase'wa'toq
: hire / to pay for the use of / lease
agase'wit, akase'wit
: enlist / sign up / trade (Cape Breton) / hire (New Brunswick)
alaqtegewinu
: mariner / sailor
allugwet
: work in different locations / work at odd jobs
alsusit, alsusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
alsusit, alsusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
aluse'wit
: carpenter / carpentry
amallugwatg
: decorate
amallugweg
: decorate
amallugwet
: decorate
amilugwet
: work a bit / work a little
angu'lugwet
: work extra
aniapsuinu, aniapsuinu
: penitent / one who sacrifices / missionary
aniapsuinu'sgw, aniapsuinu'skw
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aplugwet
: return from work / back from work
assusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
assusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
attigna's'g
: work hard / laborious / work to the limit
attigna'sit
: work hard / strain / laborious / work to limit
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: unskilled worker / works poorly
awtit
: on salary / being paid / cost
ela'gipulatl
: to cut with a saw
ela'gittoq
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ela'qate'get
: forges into certain shape / hammers into certain shape
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: pile / play solitaire
elamgo'toql
: piles things / stacks things
elawigatas'g
: porcupine quillwork / decorated with porcupine quills
elawigateget
: does quillwork / works with porcupine quills
elgesawet
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elgesg
: till / plow up(ground)
elgete'get
: hoe / loosen soil with hoe
eligjepilawet
: make bottom part (of basket)
eligjipilg
: weave bottom (of basket)
elugowatl
: work for
elugwa'tl
: work / make work
elugwalatl
: repair / prepare / fix
elugwatg
: repair / fix
elugweg
: operating / work
elugwet
: operates / work
elugwetoq
: use it to work
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: give a task / ask to do something
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enmilugwet
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etllugweg
: work
etllugwet
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etlsegng
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gaqa'latl
: complete / finish / terminate / end
gaqa'teget
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gaqa'toq
: complete / finish / finish a task / terminate / end
gaqalugweg
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gaqalugwet
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gast'pl
: police officer
gegina'muet
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gegnu'lugwet
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gepta'toq
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gesgija'toq
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gesigawlugweg
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gesigawlugwet
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giasgilugwet
: work with precision / work properly
giaspilugwet
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gimilugwet
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gina'sit
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glaptan
: blacksmith
gmu'je'gaqan
: lumbering / forestry
gmu'je'get
: get wood / cut lumber
jaqalilugwet
: work quickly
jaqallugweg
: works quickly
ji'gata'tl
: hew / dress / trim
jigg'puteget
: rake
lgowaqan, l'kowaqan
: job / work / task
lisgnuaqan
: weaving / knitting
lugowaqan
: task / work / job / jobs
lugowinu
: worker / laborer
lugowinu'sgw
: worker (female) / laborer (female)
mallugweg
: work poorly
mallugwet
: works poorly / works lazily
malpale'wi'sgw, mal'pale'wi'skw
: woman doctor / female doctor
malpale'wit, mal'pale'wit
: doctor
matlot
: sailor
matnaggewinu
: fighter / warrior
matu'lugwet
: do odd or simple jobs / handyperson
melgilugwet
: works hard
miguteget
: plane (as in carpentry)
millugwet
: do different kinds of work
mimajuaqan
: life / living
minua'toq
: duplicate / redo
minuoqs'g
: recook
msigue'get
: make hay / collect sweet grass
na'gwegewa'q
: paid daily
najilugwet
: go to work
naqsilugweg
: works quickly
naqsilugwet
: work quickly
naqsio'pla'toq
: quickly do wrong
naqsitetapua'toq
: quickly do right / quickly do correctly
nata'lugwet
: know how to work / good worker
nata'nmat
: good at whatever they do / capable person / handy / handyman / jack of all trades
ne'patat
: slaughter own livestock / slaughterer / butcher
nespilugweg
: work while also... / work at same time as...
nespilugwet
: work while also... / work at same time as...
newtlugwet
: work alone
niganawtiget
: trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
niganawtiget
: trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
niganpuguit, nikan'pukuit
: leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader
nme'j'gowinu
: fisher
nme'juaqan
: fishery / fishing industry
nugtoqtejgwej
: house keeper / maid / servant
nuja'gitteget
: sawyer
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nujatejo'tasit
: twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
nujatejo'tasit
: twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
nujatejo'teget
: twitch logs (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / hauls logs
nujatejo'toqol
: haul / twitch (in logging)
nuji'pit
: runner (professional) / errand runner / runner (professional) / errand runner
nujiajig
: make (professionally)
nujiamalgat
: dancer / dancer
nujiasigetg
: teamster
nujielutuet
: imitator / impersonator
nujiewjo'lajig
: hauler / transporter
nujiewjo'tasit
: hauler
nujiewjo'teget
: delivery person / hauler / deliver / transport / haul
nujiewjo'toq
: haul
nujigeluet
: matchmaker
nujigina'muet
: educator / teacher / teacher / educator
nujigina'muet
: educator / teacher / teacher / educator
nujigoqwa'luet
: wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
nujigoqwa'luet
: wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
nujigsmoqja'teget
: foreman / pusher / foreman / pusher
nujigtu'muet
: musicial entertainer / entertainer (with musical instrument)
nujiilsuteget
: judge
nujimila'teget
: prankster / joker / jester / joker / prankster / jester
nujimuet
: counsellor / advisor / counsel / advise
nujinapui'giget
: photographer / take photograph
nujinget
: scaler (in lumbering) / one who does the measuring / scale (in lumbering)
nujinpiteget
: healer
nujinqasui'get
: firefighter
nujins'pit
: baby sitter / house sitter
nujintoq
: singer / singer
nujintuisget
: salesperson / peddler / vendor
nujipestung
: preacher / preacher
nujipgwateliget
: buyer / purchaser / buyer / purchaser
nujipi't'pet
: bartender / bootlegger
nujipipnet
: baker
nujipipugwet
: musician / whistler / horn blower / musician / whistler / horn blower
nujiputaqiget
: butcher / butcher
nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget
: magician / one who changes things
nujitmasaqte'muet
: barber
nujitoq
: make professionally
nujitoqtet
: baker (professional)
nujiwsiget
: fortuneteller / fortuneteller
nussaqiget
: clerk / clerk
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutanguet
: responsible for provisioning / responsible for buying
nutanteget
: hunter / killer / hunter / killer
nutapit
: scout (around) / scout
nutapteget
: coroner
nutateji'puteget
: delivery person
nutateji'putoq
: deliver
nutpet
: bartender
nutpipnet
: bread-baker
nutqalugwet
: poor quality work
nutsegnewet
: bricklayer / mason
pa'tlia's
: priest / clergy
pa'tlia'si'sgw
: nun
pa'tliatji'j
: brother (religious)
pegajilugwet
: work neatly / work cleanly
pejilugwet
: came here to work / arrive here to work
pejue'get
: fish for cod
pemlugweg
: go along working
pemlugwet
: go along working
pesi'gugwet
: river drive
pi't'pet
: pour in / tend bar (Nova Scotia)
piltu'lugweg
: work differently
piltu'lugwet
: do different work / do something else
poqjilugweg
: start to work
poqjilugwet
: begin to work
psi'gwaqan
: river drive
pugwellugwet
: do a lot of work
punlugowatl
: stop working for
punlugweg
: stop working
punlugwet
: stop work
pusgilugwet
: usually works
pusgiullugweg
: usually works well / generally works well
pusgiullugwet
: usually works well / habitually works well
putaqatl
: butcher
putaqiget
: butcher
sangewlugweg
: work slowly
sangewlugwet
: work slowly / work calmly
saqamawit
: boss / chief / supervisor
sespilugweg
: work noisily
sespilugwet
: work noisily
siawlugweg
: continue work
siawlugwet
: continue work
sipgilugweg
: work slowly
sipgilugwet
: work slowly
siwlugwet
: tired of working
siwnoqigwatg
: straighten it out by hand / straighten it out by hand with a tool / straighten out by combing
sngatigna'teget, sn'katikna'teket
: work on boom / boom
sngatigna'tegewinu, sn'katikna'tekewinu
: rafter / one who gathers logs into booms destined for mill
tallugweg
: how does it work?
tallugwet
: what is he/she doing? / what type of work does he/she do? / what does he/she do?
te'sipowji'j
: young horse / foal / portable work bench (in carpentry) / sawhorse
tellugweg, tel'lukwek
: works in such a way
tellugwet, tel'lukwet
: do such work / works in such a way
temastaqte'muet
: cut hair / barber / hairdresser / barber / hairdresser
tepilugwet
: work enough to... / work enough for...
tewlugwet
: work away from home / work outside the community
toqolugwegl
: two work together / two work in tandem
toqolugwejig
: work together / work in tandem / work in pairs
usgaqan
: fishery / fishing industry
usgewinu
: fisher
wa'we'j
: egg person (deliverer)
wantaqilugwet
: work calmly / work quietly
wejilugweg
: works from... / works because... / reason it works
wejilugwet
: work because / reason for work / work from (location)
wellugweg
: works well
wellugwet
: do good work / works well / do well (in general) / succeed (in general)
wenaqto'sit
: move up (in world) / help oneself up (in the world)
wesgo'tas'g
: worked on
wesigalatl
: tell fortune of
wesuejo'qwa'latl
: undertake / tackle / take on
wesuejo'qwa'toq
: undertake / tackle / take on
wi'gu'lugweg
: work strangely / work weirdly
winpasit
: hustle / try hard
wiuse'j
: butcher / meat handler (cutter)