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gomgwej/komkwej
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Recording by mjp
Recording by kjd
Part of Speech:
noun animate
Pronunciation Guide:
gom·kwech
Translation:
Sucker fish
Meanings:
sucker (fish)
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Mutt tlitgismiw na'tel, gomgwejg eigig na samqwanigtug.
Text:
Mutt tlitkismiw na'tel, komkwejk eikik na samqwaniktuk.
Translation:
Don't swim there, there are sucker fish in the water.
Recording:
Recording by dmm 🔉
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
gomgwejg -- komkwejk --
sucker fishes
-- (plural)
gomgwejl -- komkwejl --
a sucker fish
-- (fourth person)
Document References:
Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #422
Transcription:
gŏmgoetj suceur, poisson (79,1) mtamo? (103,1) esturgen, non - rémora
Transliteration:
gomgwej, sucker, fish, (79,1) mtamu (103,1) sturgeon, non remora/suckerfish
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 #117
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 #141
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