nantung

Recordings:

Translation: He/she feels around for it blindly or in the dark

Part of Speech: verb inanimate transitive

Meanings:

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Miawitpa'q tugwiei aq smtug poqjinantunm ntu'gwesmunm.
Translation: I awake in the middle of the night and right away I start feeling around for my pillow.
Recording: Recording by ewm 🔉

Pronunciation Guide: nan·dunk

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

nantunm -- nan'tunm -- I feel around for it -- (first person singular animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)
nantunmeg -- nan'tunmek -- We feel around for it -- (first person plural exclusive animate subject, third person singular inanimate object)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #580

Transcription:	(nenatoneoei), tonem, tong, chercher avec la main, tâter
Expanded:	(nenatoneoei), nenatonem, nenatong, chercher avec la main, tâter
Transliteration:	(nenatunewei), nenatunm, nenatung, search by hand, feel

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 #153