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ge'gwei
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
noun
Pronunciation Guide:
gee·gwey
Translation:
Upstairs
Meanings:
up above
upstairs
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Pugwelg pilei wenji'guom ge'gweia's'g.
Text:
Pukwelk pilei wen'ji'kuom ke'kweia's'k.
Translation:
A lot of new houses have an upstairs.
Recording:
Recording by jnw 🔉
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
ge'gwe'g --
upstairs
-- (locative)
Related entries for category "direction"
a'lulatl
: guide (by boat)
a'lutasit
: guide (by boat) / fishing guide
apatgimatl, apatkimatl
: send back
aputasga'latl, aputaska'latl
: turn upside down
aputasga'toq, aputaska'toq
: turn upside down
aputasgiaq, aputaskiaq
: flip / flip over / flip back
aputasgiet, aputaskiet
: fall back / flip over
aquoqomgwa's'g, aquoqomkwa's'k
: make turn / veer off
aquoqomgwa'sit, aquoqomkwa'sit
: make turn / veer off
asoqoma's'g
: cross over
asoqoma'sit
: cross over
asoqomasugwet
: wade across in water
asoqomi'pit
: run across
asoqomigsma'latl
: push across
asoqomigsma'toq
: push across
asoqomo'teget
: ferry across
asoqomoqtesg
: fall across
asoqomoqtesing
: fall across
asu'set
: pace back and forth
asu'tesg'g
: walk back and forth / kick back and forth / go in and out
asu'tesguatl
: kick back and forth / walk back and forth / repeatedly return/go to...
asua's'g
: back and forth / to and fro / travel back and forth
asua'sit
: back and forth / to and fro / travel back and forth
atuasgwa'q
: swim on back
ejiglaqsing
: flying away
ejiglateja'sit
: scoot / go away quickly
ejigligsma'latl
: push away
ejiglsing
: blown away
ejiglu'jing
: bent (at waist) away
ejipewe'g
: easterly breeze
ela'gwi't'g
: steer it toward
ela'gwi'teget
: steer toward
ela'gwi'tmuatl
: steer toward
elapa'sit
: look in a direction / look toward
elapte'g
: walk toward with a cane / walk toward with a crutch
elaptoq
: make tracks toward / leave footprints to
elasga'latl
: point it towards / passes it towards / offers it to
elasga'toq
: point towards / pass towards
elasgnatl
: hand over (bottle) / holds in the direction of
elasugwet
: wade in water towards
eligp'ta'q
: smoke / smoke drifts toward
elipqama'toq
: roll toward / slide toward
elqwanig
: direction / heading / bearing
elqwanit
: direction / heading / bearing
eltaqaiaq
: something long lying along a path / wind toward / string to / extend to
elteg
: leads to
eltesguatl
: chase toward / kick toward
elu'gweg
: point toward / leaning toward
elu'gwet
: point toward
elu'jing
: bent(at waist) gaping toward / lean toward / crane toward
enm'tesguatl
: chase onward / chase home
enmnqwe'set
: go home quickly / go on the way quickly
enmoqtesing
: stagger onward / stagger home
esetegja'latl
: move backward
esetegja's'g
: moves backwards
esetegja'sit
: move backwards
esetegja'toq
: move it backwards
esetegjapegit
: crawl backwards
esetegjipija'sit
: enter backwards
gawasg'tniaq
: change direction, of wind
gawasga'latl
: turn to opposite direction / turn around
gawasga's'g
: turns around
gawasga'sit
: turns around
gawasga'toq
: turn it around
gawasgeget
: flip / turn it over quickly
ge'gwei
: up above / upstairs
ge'gwi'pit
: run onto the top
gesgma'latl
: take by shortcut / bring by shortest route
gesgma'sit
: take shortcut
gesgma'toq
: take or bring by shortest route / take it on a shortcut
getu'nmiet
: want to go home / intend to go home
gp'te'sn
: south
ilgwenatl
: steer (by head) / direct (by head)
ilgweng
: steer / directs
ilgwi't'g
: steer
iltaqanatl
: guide or direct (horse) by reins
inaqan
: right side
l'sg'j
: map / directory marked out
matama'sit
: walk towards the road / heading towards the road
matamasumteget
: wades through snow towards the road
mesqana'latl
: lay down / put down
mesqana'sit
: go down to the ground or floor
mesqana'toq
: lay down / put down
nisa'sit
: goes down / descend
nisa'toq
: take down / bring down
nisapega'toq
: throw it downward / throw it down
nisega'latl
: pull down
nisega'toq
: pull down / extend down
nisgusuet
: climb down / descend
nisoqpit
: pointed down (something of length) / slanted down (something of length)
nutagnutg
: report on / talk about
nutawtigmuatl
: guide / make trail
nutawtigmuet
: make trail / guide
oqwatn
: north
pa'qe'g
: downhill
papge'g
: down the coast / down river
patatujg
: on the left side
patatujge'g
: leftward / towards the left
patatujge'l
: leftward / towards the left
pemsulatl
: hurrying by with
pi'taw
: up river / up stream
pi'tawa'latl
: take up river / take up stream
pi'tawa's'g
: goes up river / goes up the coast
pi'tawa'sit
: going up river / goes up the coast
pi'tawgowa'j
: person from up river / person from up the coast
pi'tawgowi'sgw
: female from up river / female from up the coast
pija'sit
: go into / go underneath
pijapegit
: crawl into / crawl underneath
pijiwnaqaiet
: jump into / jump inside
pisgulgwatg
: follow inside
so'qiet
: go to higher ground or level / go up (in altitude) / go up to the woods (Listuguj)
so'qwa'latl
: take to higher ground or level / take him/her/it up to the woods (Listuguj) / take up (in altitude)
so'qwa'toq
: take to higher ground or level / taking it up to the woods (Listuguj) / take up (in altitude)
telasg'teg
: pointed in such a way
tewa'latl
: take outside or let out
tg'sn
: west
toqjua'q
: go up (stairs) / mount (stairs)
toqjua't
: go up (stairs) / mount (stairs) / swim up stream
tp'te'sn
: south
ugjipen
: east
ugjipenugowa'j
: easterner
wanna'sit
: go up mission
wejgu'aq
: approach / come
wejgu'jing
: bend and face toward
wejgupuguit
: stand facing toward
wejgutugwi'g
: come running
wejgwajepit
: sit or set facing toward here
wejgwajeteg
: sit or set facing toward here
wejgwapit
: sit facing
wejgwateja's'g
: come in this direction / hurry this way
wejgwateja'sit
: hurry this way / come in this direction
wejgwatejimgwet
: come riding on or in
wejgwatpo'jing
: bent toward here (from head)
wejgwi'puluet
: come on horseback
wejgwina'taqamisugwit
: paddle to shore
wejgwiqolomgopit
: sit facing towards with head hanging down
wejgwisugwit
: come rowing or paddling toward
wejiaq
: come from there
wenaqialatl
: jump at
Related entries for category "location"
a'jela's'g
: hinderance / in the way
a'jela'sit
: be a hinderance / hinderance / in the way
a'jelising
: lie in way
a'jelpit
: sit in way
a'jelpuguig
: stands in way
a'jelpuguit
: stand in way / hinderance
a'jelteg
: in the way / hinderance / in an odd place
a'se'g
: on the other side / in the next room
a'sei
: other room / other side
a'sispit
: sit over / sit across
ala
: that / there
allugwet
: work in different locations / work at odd jobs
Almamgug
: Memramcook
alqatg
: stay here and there
amase'jijg
: quite far / some distance
amaseg
: far
anapiw
: by the side / beside
anapo
: on one side / a side
antaguejue'gati, an'takuejue'kati
: New Carlisle
apaqt, apaqt
: sea / off shore
apaqtu'jg, apaqtu'jk
: inshore / short distance offshore
aplugwet
: return from work / back from work
aqamoqwe'gati
: white ash grove
aqjigateg, aqjikatek
: shade
aquoqomqeg, aquoqomqek
: at bend / at turn
aqupit, aqupit
: hidden and sitting
aquteg, aqutek
: hidden / hidden area
awti
: road / trail
awti'j
: path / trail
e'tmapuguit
: stand at the forefront
e'tmateg
: is (set) at forefront / in front
eig
: present / be there / be there (sicknesses, days)
eig
: present / be there / be there (sicknesses, days)
ejinpit
: low
ejinteg
: low
elangu'sit
: go somewhere to peddle / go somewhere to sell
Elsipugtug
: Big Cove
emittugwatg
: visits it
Enmigtaqamu'g
: Nova Scotian mainland
enmipgowe'g
: along edge of cliff
enqanapit
: beneath surface
enqanateg
: beneath surface
Epegwitg
: Prince Edward Island / calm water
epune'g
: below / downstairs
Esg'soqonig
: Eskasoni
Esgigewa'gi
: Third Mi'gmaq district
esiamgeg
: Campbellton, New Brunswick
eteg
: be at / situated / placed / located
etllugwet
: working / work there / place of work
etuiw
: on both sides
ewt'pa'sitl
: sits on / sit down atop
ewt'pa'sualatl
: sit on top of / sit atop
ewt'pa'suatg
: sit on top of / sit atop
ewt'pasguatl
: sit on
g'p'ta'q
: up / above / overhead
g'p'tai, kîpîtay
: ceiling / top
Gaggnawa'gi
: Caughnawaga
Galla'ing
: New Carlisle, QC
gamso'q
: Canso, NS
Ganata
: Canada
gapsgu'j
: little waterfall
gapsguji'j
: tiny waterfall
gapsgw
: waterfall
gapsgwamgitg
: rapid water / rapid water preceeding a waterfall
ge'gupa'latl
: put on top / place atop
ge'gupn
: hilltop
ge'guteg
: on the top
ge'gwa'latl
: place on the top
ge'gwa's'g
: moves onto the top
Ge'gwapsgug
: at the top of the falls / Pabineau
ge'gwei
: up above / upstairs
Gepeg
: Quebec
gesga't
: lost
Gesgapegiaq
: Gesgapegiaq, Quebec / Where the river widens
Gespe'g
: Seventh Mi'gmaq district / Gaspe
Gespogwitg
: First Mi'gmaq district / present day southern western Nova Scotia
Gespugwitg
: Annapolis Valley
gigj'pa'sualatl
: sit close to
gigjiw
: near / close by
gisoqeg
: hill top / atop hill
giwto'qopia'tijig
: sit in a circle
giwto'qopultijig
: sit around in a circle
gjigan
: city
gjiganji'j
: village / town
gm'tginu
: our territory / our country
gmetug
: beside / aside / on the side of
gp'te'sn
: south
gsipo'qiwan
: scratching place
gsnugo'guom
: hospital
gujm
: outside / outdoors
gutan
: town / village
gutana'sit
: go to town / go to east end (of Listuguj) / go up mission (Listuguj)
gutang
: town / east end (of Listuguj) / down the mission (Listuguj)
gwe'gwiamgeg
: Port Hood, N.S. / water embankment
iga'latl
: release / let go / place / put
iga'q
: arrive
iga't
: arrive
iga'toq
: place / put
jajiga'sit
: going along/beside the shore / going along/beside edge
jajigoqpit
: sit alongside
jajigtug
: along the edge / at the edge
Jipugtu'jg
: Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Jipugtug
: Halifax, NS
lame'g
: underneath / under / inside
lampo'q
: bottom of lake / bottom of river
lamqamu'g
: underground
lamuguom
: interior of the house
Listuguj
: Listuguj
listugujewa'tuet
: imitate Listuguj dialect / speak Listuguj dialect
Listuguji'j
: Miramichi River
lnue'gati
: aboriginal community / native village (reserve)
Ls'tgug
: Bear River
majuggwalatl
: keep in time with / follow
majuggwatg
: keep in time with / follow
mala
: at home / where I'm from
masgwe'simanaqse'gati
: pin cherry tree grove
Matawe'g
: Matapedia, QC / confluence of rivers
mawpultijig
: sit together
me'su'tug
: in full view / in full view
megwaig
: middle
Metepna'qiaq
: Red Bank
metoqiaq
: go down to / come down to / descend in elevation
metuatqeg
: hard going (through thicket)
mgatawti
: footpath
mi'soqo
: up to / as for as / until
miawe'g
: in middle / between
ms't_tami
: everywhere
mtasoq
: ledge / cliff / slate
Mulian
: Montreal
na'tami
: somewhere / someplace
na'taqamtug
: at the shore / at the riverbank
Natuaqaneg
: Eel Ground
Nepisigwitg
: Nepiseqwit river
niganteg
: located at the front
nigantug
: in front
nnue'gati
: aboriginal community / native village (reserve) / indigenous community
Nnuei_Mnigu
: Indian Island
pa'qe'g
: downhill
paqtaqamigt
: wilderness / deserted area
paqtaqamigtug
: wilderness / deserted area
Paqtngeg
: Afton
pastung
: United States
pastungewa'gi
: American territory / United States of America
patatujg
: on the left side
pesg'teg
: lead off to (path)
pesga'latl
: lead off the trail or road / take off trail or road
pesga'sit
: go off the trail or road / leave off the trail or road
pesga'toq
: lead off the trail or road / take off trail or road
pesoqtesg'g
: miss / fail to meet it / fail to come into contact with it
pesoqtesguatl
: miss / fail to meet / fail to come into contact with it(ball)
petgitg
: mail here / send here / dispatch here
petgnejig
: arrive at destination
pi'tawa'toq
: take it up river / take up the coast
pi'tawe'g
: he/she is up river / at up the coast
pija'lut
: jailed / put inside
pijatpo'jing
: head inside something
piligana'gamigt
: new campsite or development
pisgwa'latl
: bring inside / take inside / let in
pisgwetesg'g
: track inside (mud, snow, water)
pisgwetesguatl
: chase inside / kick into
pisit
: inside / inside container / incarcerated
piteg
: inside of it
pitoqpit
: sit or set underneath
pitoqteg
: burn underneath / set underneath / penetrate beneath
pitui'w
: in between
pmetug
: beside / aside / on the side of
poqjiwsit
: move or vacate a residence
Potloteg
: Chapel Island, Nova Scotia / Potloteg First Nation
qame'g
: other side of river / other side / other side of valley or plain / Campbellton (in Listuguj) / New Richmond (in Gesgapegiag)
qasgusia'qamigt
: cedar grove / Tide Head, New Brunswick
qataig
: half way / midway
S'gepne'gati
: Second Mi'gmaq district / Shubenacadie
se'g
: elsewhere
Se'ta'nji'j
: Little Saint Anne / Fredericton
setamg
: in rear or stern (of boat)
Sgno'p'tij
: Burnt Church / a lookout (Rand)
Sig'tonqeg
: river basin at Dalhousie, New Brunswick
Signigtewa'gi
: Sixth Mi'gmaq district / southern New Brunswick
sitm
: shore / beach
so'qiaq
: go to higher ground or level / go up (in altitude) / go up to the woods (Listuguj)
ta'n
: when / where
tajiga'sit
: going along/beside the shore / going along/beside edge
tet
: here
tp'te'sn
: south
tupsia'qami
: alder grove
uggwatawti
: footpath
ugpaqamg
: behind / in rear of
Ugpi'ganjig
: Eel River Bar
ugs'tqamu
: earth / world
ugt'pun
: seat / place
Ugtaqamgug
: Newfoundland
ugtejg
: in back / behind / at the back / last
ula_tett
: right here / this here
Unma'gi
: Fourth Mi'gmaq district / Cape Breton Island
utan
: town / village
utqotaqane'gati
: graveyard
wa'so'q
: heaven / the heavens
wanne'g
: up mission / cove end in Listuguj / cove
Waqam'tgug
: Bonaventure, Quebec / Waqamîtkuk, Nova Scotia
We'gopegitg
: Truro, Nova Scotia
We'goqoma'q
: Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia.
we'gwamgug
: where waterway ends at falls
we'gwapsgw
: falls end
We'gwistoqonig
: Eskasoni
wejilugwet
: work because / reason for work / work from (location)
wejinisa'latl
: bring down from
wejuow
: close by
wesgewina'q
: happy, joyful or pleasureable place
wi'gatigno'guom
: library
wigit
: reside or dwell there
wiguaq
: home
Winpegijuig
: Bathurst, New Brunswick
wisnuti
: moose trail / deer trail