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gi'gassuinu
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
noun animate
Pronunciation Guide:
gii路gas路su路i路nu
Translation:
Teaser
Meanings:
teaser
jokester
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Mesgilg gi'gassuinu na negm.
Text:
Meskilk ki'kassuinu na nekm
Translation:
That one is a real big teaser.
Recording:
Recording by dmm 馃攭
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
gi'gassuinu'g --
teasers
-- (plural)
gi'gassuinu'l --
a teaser
-- (fourth person)
Related entries for category "people"
alaqtegewinu
: mariner / sailor
almana'giewa'j
: German
aluse'wit
: carpenter / carpentry
aniapsuinu, aniapsuinu
: penitent / one who sacrifices / missionary
aniapsuinu'sgw, aniapsuinu'skw
: female penitent / female who sacrifices / female saint / female missionary / nun
antaguej, an'takuej
: black man / black person / African-Canadian person
antaguejgwej, an'takuejkwej
: black woman / African-Canadian woman
apaqtugewa'j, apaqtukewa'j
: European
aqalasie'w, aqalasie'w
: English person / Englishman
e'jnt
: indian agent
e'pit
: woman
e'pite'ji'j
: young girl
e'pite's
: young woman / unmarried woman
e'pitewe'sm
: womanizer / woman-chaser
e'pitewit
: is a woman
elege'wi'sgw
: queen / queen in deck of cards
elege'wi'sgwe'j
: princess
elege'wit
: king / king in deck of-cards
elege'witji'j
: prince
ewle'juinu
: poor person / forlorn person
ganatie'si's
: young Canadian male
ganaties
: Canadian
ganatiesui'sgw
: Canadian woman
ganatiesui'sgwe'j
: young Canadian female
gapiten
: captain
gast'pl
: police officer
ge'tipnewinu
: harvester
gegina'muet
: teach
Gespe'gewa'j
: resident of Gaspe / resident of the seventh district / Gaspesian / a person from Gaspe
gespugwitnewa'j
: (Annapolis) valley person
gi'gassuinu
: teaser / jokester
gi'l
: you (singular)
gi'lewei
: your(singular) / yours(singular) / your(singular) / yours(singular)
gilew
: you (plural) / you (dual)
gilewewei
: your(plural) / yours(plural) / your(plural) / yours(plural)
ginu
: we / us(inclusive)
gisigu
: old man / elderly man
gisigu'sgwe'j
: spinster
gisiguo'p
: old man
gisigwenign
: adopted child
gisteju
: slave
gjiaplue'w
: rascal
gjipa'tlia's
: bishop
glaptan
: blacksmith
gneg_wetagutijig
: distant relatives or relations
gsigawa'suinu
: fast runner
gsnugowinu
: sick person
gtigiewinuj
: drunkard
gwi's
: son / boy / little brother
gwitji'j
: son / sonny
igatne'suinu
: racer
igatne'we'sm
: racer (animal) / race horse
Ji'me'j
: James / Jim / Jimmy
ji'nm
: man
ji'nmji'j
: young man / unmarried man
ji'nmji'ju'et
: become a young man / enter manhood (post puberty)
ji'nmu'qamigsit
: act like a man
ji'nmue'sm
: man chaser / likes the company of men (usually refers to a woman)
ji'nmuit
: is a man
jipugtugwewa'j
: Haligonian
Lesui'p
: Jew
lnu
: Mi'kmaw person / indigenous person / native person / aboriginal person / first nations person
lnu_saqama'sgw
: female native chief / female aboriginal chief / female first nations chief
lnu_saqamaw
: native chief / aboriginal chief / first nations chief
lnu'sgw
: native woman / aboriginal woman / first nations woman
lpa'tu'ji'j, l'pa'tu'ji'j
: small boy / young boy
lpa'tu's, l'pa'tu's
: young man / unmarried man
lpa'tuj, l'pa'tuj
: boy
lpa'tujuit, l'pa'tujuit
: be a boy
lu'sue'sgwewit
: is a daughter路in路law
lu'suesgwewa'sit
: perform duties of prospective daughter路in路law / become a prospective daughter路in路law / become a daughter路in路law
lu'sugwewa'sit
: becomes a son路in路law
lugowinu
: worker / laborer
lugowinu'sgw
: worker (female) / laborer (female)
lugs'ji'j
: youngster / young boy / kid
maljewe'j
: youngster / young person
maljewe'juit
: young
malo'pj
: lazy person
matlot
: sailor
matnaggewinu
: fighter / warrior
me'_wen
: anyone else
mesegit
: cook / camp cook
mijua'ji'j
: baby / child
mimajuinu
: human being / person
mlgignewinu, ml'kiknewinu
: strong person
moqwa'_wen
: nobody / no one
ms't_wen
: everybody
mtesan
: youngest child born in a family / youngest born / last born child
na'tuen
: someone
nanupe'j
: quintuplet
negm
: he / she / him / her
negmow
: they / them
nemijgami'
: grampa / grandfather (term of respect for old man)
nepiteget
: healer / curer
nesupe'j
: triplet
newtugo'pj
: loner
ngutilj
: bachelor / bachelorette / spinster
nguto'pj
: loner / solitary one
ni'n
: me
niganpuguit, nikan'pukuit
: leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader
niganu'sgw
: female leader
niganus
: leader
ninen
: we / he/she and I / us (exclusive)
nme'j'gowinu
: fisher
nnu
: Mi'gmaw person / indigenous person / native person / aboriginal person / first nations person
nnu_saqama'sgw
: female native chief / female aboriginal chief / female first nations chief
nnu_saqamaw
: native chief / aboriginal chief / first nations chief
nnu'sgw
: native woman / aboriginal woman / first nations woman
ns'tnaqan
: orphan
nsugwi'
: aunty!
ntugsuinu
: hunter / provider
Nuel
: Christmas (name) / Christmas
nugtoqtejgwej
: house keeper / maid / servant
nugumi
: granny! / grammie!
nuja'gitteget
: sawyer
nuja'q
: swimmer
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nujialapit
: watchman / watchman
nujiamalgat
: dancer / dancer
nujiewjo'teget
: delivery person / hauler / deliver / transport / haul
nujigsmoqja'teget
: foreman / pusher / foreman / pusher
nujintus
: barren / sterile
nujipi't'pet
: bartender / bootlegger
nujitmasaqte'muet
: barber
nujitoqtet
: baker (professional)
nuse'sgwet
: nurse / breastfeed / breastfeeder / nurser / wet nurse
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutanteget
: hunter / killer / hunter / killer
nutapit
: scout (around) / scout
nutapteget
: coroner
nutateji'puteget
: delivery person
nutnewet
: assist at mass / serve mass / altar boy/girl / acolyte
nutnewet
: assist at mass / serve mass / altar boy/girl / acolyte
nutpet
: bartender
nutpipnet
: bread-baker
oqote'tut
: friends!
oqoti
: dear / friend / affection term between spouses
papge'gewa'j
: person from down the coast / person from down river
papge'gewi'sgw
: female from down the coast / female from down river
pastungewa'j
: American male / American
pastungewi'sgw
: American woman / American female
pata'tegewinu
: sinner
pi'tawgowa'j
: person from up river / person from up the coast
pi'tawgowi'sgw
: female from up river / female from up the coast
pipugwaqane'j
: bugler
Plasua
: Frank / Francis
pugulatmu'j
: dwarf / elf / fairy
qopisun
: infant
qwa'niej
: phoney person
Sapatis
: Jean路Baptiste
sape'winu
: saint
saqama'j
: young gentleman
saqama'sgw
: lady / female chief / gentlewoman / woman of high rank
saqamaw
: gentleman / chief / man of high rank / big shot
segewei
: illegitimate child / bastard
sigu'sgw
: widow
sigu'sgwe'j
: young widow
siguap
: widower
siguapji'j
: young widower
sma'gnis
: soldier
sma'gnisuit
: is a soldier
sngatigna'tegewinu, sn'katikna'tekewinu
: rafter / one who gathers logs into booms destined for mill
sqapantiej
: beginner / rookie / amateur
ta'n_wen
: whomever / somebody
ta'ta
: daddy! (baby talk)
tapia'ji'jge'j
: fiddler / violinist
tata't
: father! / dad
tepgise'g
: loner / loner
tg'snugowa'j
: male westerner
tg'snugowi'sgw
: female westerner
tmawignessu
: hunchback
tp'te'snugowa'j
: southerner / male southerner
tp'te'snugowi'sgw
: female southerner
tqonasu
: person who lives common路law
tqope'j
: twin
tu's
: daughter! girl! (term of affection)
Tune'l
: legendary strong man with supernatural powers
tutji'j
: little daughter! (term of affection for child)
ugjipenugowa'j
: easterner
wa'we'j
: egg person (deliverer)
we'jitaqan
: foundling
wen
: who
wen_net
: who's that? / who's this?
wen_tana
: who is that? / who's this? / who is he/she?
wenjujgwej, wen'jujkwej
: French woman / Queen of Spades in deck of cards
wenuj
: Frenchman / French person
wesgewinoqsit
: joyful / jolly
wettaqia'tijig
: share common descent
wiglatmu'j
: dwarf (Nova Scotia) / elf (Nova Scotia) / fairy (Nova Scotia)
wiuse'j
: butcher / meat handler (cutter)
Related entries for category "behaviour"
alsumgusit
: be obedient / is directed about / obey
amjepit
: tipsy
e'pite'su'qamigsit
: act like young (unmarried) woman
e'pitewe'sm
: womanizer / woman-chaser
ejaqjematl
: belittle / humiliate / shame
ejoqjematl
: interrupt (in conversation)
elenqwe'set
: rush over / scoot over / go toward on foot
elist'g
: disobey
elistuatl
: disobey
elue'wipnnatl
: incites to wickedness / causes to be wicked
elue'wit
: quick路tempered
emego'teget
: treat badly / abuse
emego'tg
: treat badly / abuse
emegwatalg
: eat disgusting food / eat in a disgusting manner / messy eater
emegwe'g
: act improperly / act disgustingly
emegweiwatl
: treat badly / abuse
emtesgatalg
: fussy eater / eat fussily / finicky eater
emtesgit
: conceited / arrogant / vain / snobbish
emtesgite'lmatl
: think superior over / being arrogant toward / place oneself above
espe'g
: important / high in rank / important / high in rank
essu'tmuatl
: blame
ewnasa'sit, ewnasa'sit
: misconduct / misbehave / act foolish
ewnasgwatpa'latl
: confuse / drive crazy / make dizzy
ewnasiet
: confused / gone awry / mixed up / topsy turvy
ewnasimgnajig
: pick up in a disorganized way / pick in a muddled manner / choose in a jumbled way / pick up hurriedly (Nova Scotia)
ewnasimgnasit
: gather or pick up in a disorganized way / select illogically / choose in a random way / pick up hurriedly (Bear River)
ewnasimgngl
: pick up in a disorganized way / select illogically / choose in a random way / pick up hurriedly (Nova Scotia)
ewsa'latl
: threaten / shake / rough up
ewsa'toq
: pretend to hit / threaten to hit
ewsimatl
: joke / bluff / kid
ewsitutg
: show off
gaqamu'tm'gewei
: patience
gaqiga'lsit
: maximum effort / puts all of himself/herself in
gegnu'qamigsit
: act accordingly / behave appropriately / behave
gegnua'teget
: inform / do what is proper or correct
gegnua'toq
: do correctly or properly
gegnue'g
: respectful / live according to proper upbringing / certain time / special / certain thing
gegwe'g
: is a slowpoke / slow-moving / is a slowpoke / slow-moving
gegwe'g
: is a slowpoke / slow-moving / is a slowpoke / slow-moving
geleiwatl
: protect / keep watch over / hold in safekeeping
gesaluet
: love
gesgelmatl
: hold dearly / reluctant to part with
gesgelt'g
: hold dearly / reluctant to part with
getanatl
: hunt / track / chase / seek / spiteful
getanqigalatl
: stalk
getanteget
: hunter / gatherer / spiteful person
getanuet
: spiteful
getgaqamigsit
: ill路mannered
getge'g
: act indecent
getgiet
: drunk
getlamite'lmatl
: believes in / trusts in
getlams'tg
: believe / obey / follow, as in beliving in something
getlams'tuatl
: believe someone / listen to
getuapsit
: fend for oneself / help oneself
getugtnumqwanet
: want an alcoholic drink
gi'gaja'sit
: argue
gi'gajeiwatl
: aggravate / tease / do for spite
gi'gajimatl
: goad / dare / urge on / taunt / reply sarcastically or meanly / answer back
gi'gassit
: tease
gi'gassuinu
: teaser / jokester
giaspiet
: make habit of
gime'g
: secretive
gimiet
: sneak around
giwaje'g
: listless / dull
glusgapewit
: fib / tell lies / tell tall tales
gmutnes
: thief
goqqaja'teget
: do the right thing / do correctly
gtigiewinuj
: drunkard
gtigiewuti
: drunkenness
igeggwet
: fall sick / in heat (said of dog) / lose mind suddenly
istue'g
: different / not normal / strange / different / strange
istuigit
: crooked / uneven / different / dishonest
jageju'patl
: clean out (by eating) / mooch excessively (expression)
jaqale'g
: quick / fast / fast / quick
jaqale'g
: quick / fast / fast / quick
jawa'tat
: chew tobacco / use snuff
lgowaqana'latl, l'kowaqana'latl
: bother / trouble
lgowaqana'toq, l'kowaqana'toq
: bother / trouble
lugowaqana'teget
: bothersome / nuisance
lugowaqanit
: bothersome / troublesome
majiaqa'latl
: scold
maligmatl
: mock / tease
malja't
: stagger slowly
massaqa'sit
: takes advantage of the situation
massaqte'get
: instigate / make/cause disruption
me'ga'sit
: overact / make a big fuss / over react
me'ga'teget
: overdo / do more than expected / show off
me'ge'g
: snobbish / stuck up / haughty / inconsiderate
me'go'pj
: snob / snobbish person / vain person / stuck up person
mega'sualatl
: make a big fuss over
melg'pugua'sit
: stands hard or strong / take a stand / unrelenting / insist
menaqajewa'latl
: do carefully and correctly
menaqajewa'toq
: do carefully and correctly
menata't
: cowardly / weak / weak willed
metu'qamigsit
: hard to get along with / have bad disposition
metuite'tg
: apprehensive / dread / anxious about
mi'gmuessue'get
: possessed by mi'gmuessu
mi'walatl
: thankful for / grateful / appreciate
mi'watg
: thankful for / grateful / appreciate
migultiat, mikul'tiat
: experience (by male) pregnancy symptoms of partner / become irritated (as first child) when mother carries her second child / sympathy pains (by male)
mila'teget
: mischievous / practical joker
miligsnqwat
: hard to please / fussy
milsuteget
: gives multipital instructions / undecided
mntuit
: devilish
mtugunoqtnugwet
: behave a certain way when a storm is approaching
mui'newqamigsit
: temperament of a bear
munsa't
: persistent
munsaiwatl
: persuade / persistent persuasion / coax
munsapit
: look persistently
munsigsma'latl
: pushes persistently
munsigsma'toq
: pushes persistently
munsigsmeget
: persistent in shoving / persistent in pushing
munsisapa'latl
: persevere to pull through / persevere to save
munsisapa'toq
: persevere to save / persevere to pull through
munso'tg
: persistent in doing
musguaje'g
: frustrated / upset
musgwatamit
: lick
musgwatg
: lick
nalagit
: energetic / swift / eager
naqana'mat
: drink alcoholic beverage
naqatgelsit
: self-conscious / shy
naqsio'pla'toq
: quickly do wrong
naqsitetapua'toq
: quickly do right / quickly do correctly
nata'tawet
: know how to beg
natawinsgu'mat
: know how to answer back
ne'tapit
: critical / faultfinding / nosey
ne'tata'sit
: wise / quick thinker
ne'tma'sit
: make center of attention
nepaqt'g
: stingy
nepe'g
: sensitive / temperamental / touchy / easily offended / easily agitated
netage'g
: bashful / shy
netago'qona'latl
: shame
newtinqana'mat
: drink alone (usually alcoholic beverage)
newtugo'pj
: loner
ni'laje'g
: friendly / outgoing
ntaqo'qon
: shame / disgrace
nujimila'teget
: prankster / joker / jester / joker / prankster / jester
nutqwe'g
: immature / undeveloped / minor
o'pla'teget
: do wrong / do incorrectly
o'pla'toq
: do wrong / do incorrectly
o'plagnutmajig
: have disagreement / have misunderstanding
pa'qamajeiwatl
: snooping / meddlesome to him/her / examine / inspect / investigate / study
pa'qamajo'tg
: snooping / meddlesome to it / examine / inspect / investigate / study
pe'sgiget
: fire / shoot
pegatnmat
: neat / clean and tidy
pegittemit
: cry long while
penoqwite'lmatl
: look down on / snub / discriminate against
pepsite'lmatl
: disrespect / rude / discourteous
pepsitelget
: disrespectful / rude
petqwasit
: deny
piltua's'g
: turn out differently / turn out unexpectedly
piltua'sit
: turn out differently / turn out unexpectedly
pilu'assit
: foolish / silly
pisoqqoweiegsit
: greedy
poqtatpematl
: begin to nag / begin to scold
punajeiwatl
: stop doing / let someone be
punajo'tg
: stop doing / leave alone
pusgilugwet
: usually works
qwa'niej
: phoney person
sangewite'lmatl
: trust
sangewite'tg
: trust
saputaqatg
: last or stay through / endure
sesgwe'g
: lively / smart / active / hard worker / ambitious
sespa'sit
: restless / fidgety / squirm
sespeiwatl
: molest / bother with hands
sespo'teget
: molest / unfaithful in marriage / unfaithful with a married person / cheat (in love) / act the playboy/girl / cheater(in love) / playboy/girl
sespo'teget
: molest / unfaithful in marriage / unfaithful with a married person / cheat (in love) / act the playboy/girl / cheater(in love) / playboy/girl
sespo'teget
: molest / unfaithful in marriage / unfaithful with a married person / cheat (in love) / act the playboy/girl / cheater(in love) / playboy/girl
siwa'latl
: tiresome / frustrate / tired of
siwa'teget
: tiresome / boring / pest
siwe'g
: lonesome
tagala'latl
: anger / irritate / annoy
taqale'g
: grouchy
tegtesgewet
: kick / complain / object
tegtesgewet
: kick / complain / object
tela'lsit
: at fault (to self) / cause own misfortune
tela'sit
: behave or act in such manner
tele'g
: be in such a way / be that way / pregnant
teleiwatl
: treat so / treat as such
telisqatuatl
: obey
telqamigsit
: act thus / act in such manner
tetapu'qamigsit
: act accordingly / behave properly
tetapua'teget
: do what is right / do right way
tetapua'toq
: do right way / do correctly
tetapuigsua'toq
: take right or proper way
tetujintage'g
: so bashful / so shy
unjaqajewa'teget
: take it easy
wantaqe'g
: calm disposition / quiet
wantaqpit
: sits quietly / sit calmly
wapnapit
: stay up all night / see break of dawn
wapnintoq
: sing until dawn
wapntesing
: dance until dawn
wejamoqsualatl
: embrace / hug and squeeze
wejguigaqawapuguet
: come scolding / come reprimanding
wejo'tg
: attempt / try out / try / test
wela'latl
: to please / do well by
wela'lin
: thank you / I do well by you
wela'luet
: charitable / pleases
weleiwatl
: take good care of
welgwija'latl
: uplift spirit / put in good路humor / make more confident
welgwijimatl
: put in good humor / encouraging
welgwijing
: in good路humor / good路spirits
weligsua'toq
: take well / accept
weligwetutg
: pleasant expression / wear smile
weljaqajewa'teget
: take it easy
weljepit
: tipsy / feel good (from drinking)
welm'toq
: kind路hearted
welo'teget
: feel well / doing well / treat others well / kind to others
welo'tg
: take good care of
welqamigsit
: good路natured / have good disposition or character
wesgewinoqsit
: joyful / jolly
wespaiwatl
: disturb while asleep
wetapulatl
: scold / punish
wetmguet
: in the way
wetmo'teget
: bothersome / prankster / busybody / prankster / botherer
wetqolatl
: forbid
wetqolsit
: abstain
wi'gue'g
: strange / weird / unkind / mean
wigpet
: like to drink (alcoholic beverages)
wigumat
: heavy smoker
wininuit
: have mean disposition / grouchy
winnmat
: keeps a dirty place / unkempt / messy / sloppy
winqamigsit
: have bad character
winsit
: act bad or improperly
wisguet
: jealous / envious
wisqilue'wit
: quick路tempered