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natawinsgu'mat
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
verb animate intransitive
Pronunciation Guide:
na路da路wins路kuu路mat
Translation:
He/she knows how to answer back
Meanings:
know how to answer back
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Mu' natawinsgu'magw, pegije'g we'gaw gisite'tg ta'n tluetew.
Translation:
He/she does not know how to answer back, it takes a while before he/she can come up with a retort.
Recording:
Recording by dmm 馃攭
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
natawinsgu'mai --
I know how to answer back
-- (first person singular animate)
natawinsgu'maieg --
We know how to answer back
-- (first person dual exclusive animate)
natawinsgu'ma'tieg --
We know how to answer back
-- (first person plural exclusive animate)
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
Related entries for category "communication"
agnimatl, aknimatl
: talk about / report on
agnimuet
: inform against / proclaim
agnutg, aknutk
: talk about / relate what happens / confess
agnutmajig
: talk to each other / discuss / negotiate
agnutmaqan
: story / news / report / message / discussion
agnutmuatl
: tell to / report
alm'get'g
: curse / blaspheme
almimatl
: curse
almitg
: curse
altawet
: go about to beg / go about to collect donations
amsalapuguet
: say something wrong / say something incorrect
amsalewo'gwet
: say something incorrect / say something negative
amsalutg
: speak against something
apjimatl, apjimatl
: make speechless / outtalk
aqalasie'wi'sit, aqalasie'wi'sit
: speak the English language
aqalasie'wimatl, aqalasie'wimatl
: says it in English / speak English to
asiteglulatl
: reply / answer back
asitematl
: reply / answer
atu'tuejui'sit
: imitate the sounds of a squirrel
ejoqjematl
: interrupt (in conversation)
eltaqte'get
: weave / wire a message to / call by phone
etlewistoq
: talk
ewi't'g
: mention / name
ewi'tatl
: mention / name
gasplutuatl
: repeats after him/her / imitates him/her / mimicks him/her
gawasgui't'g
: say in reverse / say backwards
gelulatl
: speak to
gelusit
: speak / talk
gepa'tat
: have hoarse voice
gepi'sit
: speak huskily / speak hoarsely
gepitnetoqsit
: sounds nasal / sounds hoarse
gesmi'sit
: speak in odd or unusual way / speak with a heavy accent
gi'gajimatl
: goad / dare / urge on / taunt / reply sarcastically or meanly / answer back
gi'gataganutg
: exaggerate
gi'gatagnimatl
: exaggerate about / render worst than is / render better than is
gi'gatagnutmuatl
: exaggerate something to
gimewistoq
: whisper
gimewo'gwet
: talk in a low voice / speak or talk in a whisper
ginualatl
: brag about
ginuatg
: brag about
ginuet
: brag
glusuaqan
: word / news
gomgwejui'gas'g
: written in Mi'gmaw glyph writing / written in Mi'gmaw hieroglyphics / Mi'gmaw glyph writing / Mi'gmaw hieroglyphics
gomgwejui'gasit
: hieroglyphic writing / sucker fish (gomgwej) writing / Nnu glyph writing / written in sucker fish (gomgwej) writing / written in Nnu glyph writing
jagwet
: sound loud / talk loudly
jaqali'sit
: fast-speaker
lnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
lnui'sit
: speak native language / speak aboriginal language / speak first nations language
lutmaqan
: gossip / rumor / hear-say
lutmaqaniget
: spread rumors / spread gossip / spread hear-say
mali'sit
: speak poorly / speak weakly
maqanimatl
: verbally outwit / verbally embrass / verballly baffle
mawagnutmajig
: talk together
mesimatl
: report on / tell on
metetoqsit
: make repeated sounds (like groaning, chirping or cawing) / cawing, quacking (Nova Scotia)
meteweng
: heard talking
metewjigmit
: heard growling (as dog)
metewo'gwet
: heard talking
Mi'gmewi'sit
: speak Micmac
najigluluet
: ask permission to marry daughter
nasplutuatl
: repeat after / copy
natagnutmuatl
: go to tell / go to speak to
natawatuet
: know how to give a speech
natawinsgu'mat
: know how to answer back
nesguatl
: console
netawet
: able to talk
nijipjulatl
: encourage
nipepestung
: preach by night
nnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
nnui'sit
: speak indigenous language / speak Mi'gmaw
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nujinutmaqaniget
: storyteller / tattletale / gossiper
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutapsgo'teget
: scribe / write
nutapuguet
: does not give enough information / does not say much
o'plapuguet
: say the wrong thing / say something inappropriate
o'plwi't'g
: call by wrong name / say incorrectly
o'plwi'tatl
: name or call wrongly / call by wrong name
oqotqomatl
: tease (about member of opposite sex) / tease about a potential romantic partner
pa'qastmat
: easily pick up news and gossip
pegitewo'gwet
: talk long time
pestung
: preach / make speech
petqa'matimg
: mediation
piltu'wi't'g
: call by different name
piltu'wi'tatl
: call by different name
pisuimatl
: slander
poqtewo'gwet
: begin to speak
punajimatl
: stop lecturing or berating
puneweng
: stop talking
punewistoq
: stop lecturing or preaching / stops talking
punewo'gwet
: stops talking
pusgialagnutg
: go around spreading rumors usually / gossips usually
sa'se'wi'sit
: change language / switch language
sangewi'sit
: talk slowly
sangewowo'gwet
: talk softly / talk slowly
se'sgwet
: holler / scream / shout
sesgwalatl
: holler / scream at
sespematl
: continuously bother or disturb by talking / nag
sespewo'gwet
: blab on / chatter on
sespumatl
: often mentions someone who is away / often mentions someone who is absent
sigtewa'latl
: tired of hearing him/her / tired of hearing repetition
sipgi'sit
: speaks slowly
telimatl
: tell / he/she tells him/her
teltunget
: pattern of speech / speech habits / habitual manner of speaking
teluet
: says
teplumatl
: promise
tia'mui'suti
: moose caller
waqgaji'sit
: weak speaker
we'gwa'muatl
: defeat in debate / best in argument or duel of words
welgina'muatl
: teach well / teach what is proper
welimatl
: give good talking to / give good advice to / good rejoiner (come-back)
wesgu'muet
: talks back disrespectfully
wesgu'tg
: talk about / talk business with (Nova Scotia)
wesgumatl
: refer / talk about
wigumatl
: call for / invite / send for
wigumgusimgewei
: invitation
wigwa'smugwet
: whistle
Related entries for category "speech"
agnimatl, aknimatl
: talk about / report on
agnutg, aknutk
: talk about / relate what happens / confess
agnutmajig
: talk to each other / discuss / negotiate
agnutmaqan
: story / news / report / message / discussion
agnutmuatl
: tell to / report
altawet
: go about to beg / go about to collect donations
amsalapuguet
: say something wrong / say something incorrect
amsalewo'gwet
: say something incorrect / say something negative
amsalutg
: speak against something
apjimatl, apjimatl
: make speechless / outtalk
aqalasie'wi'sit, aqalasie'wi'sit
: speak the English language
aqalasie'wimatl, aqalasie'wimatl
: says it in English / speak English to
asiteglulatl
: reply / answer back
asitematl
: reply / answer
atu'tuejui'sit
: imitate the sounds of a squirrel
ejoqjematl
: interrupt (in conversation)
etlewistoq
: talk
gawasgui't'g
: say in reverse / say backwards
gelulatl
: speak to
gelusit
: speak / talk
gepa'tat
: have hoarse voice
gepi'sit
: speak huskily / speak hoarsely
gepiet
: become hoarse
gepitnetoqsit
: sounds nasal / sounds hoarse
gesmi'sit
: speak in odd or unusual way / speak with a heavy accent
gi'gajimatl
: goad / dare / urge on / taunt / reply sarcastically or meanly / answer back
gi'gataganutg
: exaggerate
gi'gatagnimatl
: exaggerate about / render worst than is / render better than is
gimewistoq
: whisper
gimewo'gwet
: talk in a low voice / speak or talk in a whisper
ginualatl
: brag about
ginuatg
: brag about
ginuet
: brag
glusuaqan
: word / news
jagwet
: sound loud / talk loudly
jaqali'sit
: fast-speaker
lnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
lnui'sit
: speak native language / speak aboriginal language / speak first nations language
lutmaqan
: gossip / rumor / hear-say
lutmaqaniget
: spread rumors / spread gossip / spread hear-say
mali'sit
: speak poorly / speak weakly
mesimatl
: report on / tell on
metetoqsit
: make repeated sounds (like groaning, chirping or cawing) / cawing, quacking (Nova Scotia)
meteweng
: heard talking
metewjigmit
: heard growling (as dog)
metewo'gwet
: heard talking
Mi'gmewi'sit
: speak Micmac
nasplutuatl
: repeat after / copy
natagnutmuatl
: go to tell / go to speak to
natawatuet
: know how to give a speech
natawinsgu'mat
: know how to answer back
netawet
: able to talk
nipiagnutmat
: narrates by night / tells by night / recounts by night
nnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
nnui'sit
: speak indigenous language / speak Mi'gmaw
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
o'plapuguet
: say the wrong thing / say something inappropriate
o'plwi't'g
: call by wrong name / say incorrectly
o'plwi'tatl
: name or call wrongly / call by wrong name
pa'qastmat
: easily pick up news and gossip
pegitewo'gwet
: talk long time
pestung
: preach / make speech
pisuimatl
: slander
poqtewo'gwet
: begin to speak
sa'se'wi'sit
: change language / switch language
sangewi'sit
: talk slowly
sangewowo'gwet
: talk softly / talk slowly
se'sgwet
: holler / scream / shout
sesgwalatl
: holler / scream at
sespematl
: continuously bother or disturb by talking / nag
sespewo'gwet
: blab on / chatter on
sespumatl
: often mentions someone who is away / often mentions someone who is absent
sigtewa'latl
: tired of hearing him/her / tired of hearing repetition
sipgi'sit
: speaks slowly
teltunget
: pattern of speech / speech habits / habitual manner of speaking
teluet
: says
teplumatl
: promise
ugsitun
: voice / voice box (larynx) / language
ugsitunapi'l
: vocal cords
waqgaji'sit
: weak speaker
wejgwialm'get'g
: Comes swearing / Comes cussing.
wesgu'muet
: talks back disrespectfully
wesgu'tg
: talk about / talk business with (Nova Scotia)
wesgumatl
: refer / talk about
Related entries for category "language arts"
a'tugwaqan
: story / tale
a'tugwet
: tell story
a'tugwewatl
: tell story to
a'tugwewinu
: storyteller
awangiljet
: read poorly
egiljet
: read
egimatl
: count / recite / read
egitg
: recite / read
espi'sit
: use high路sounding language
gawasgui't'g
: say in reverse / say backwards
gegina'matimgewei
: lesson / teaching material / book
gegina'muatl
: teach
gegnu'giljet
: read correctly / read properly
gegnuimatl
: advise / instruct / speak truthfully / speak frankly
gelulatl
: speak to
gelusit
: speak / talk
gesmi'sit
: speak in odd or unusual way / speak with a heavy accent
glusuaqan
: word / news
lnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
lnui'sit
: speak native language / speak aboriginal language / speak first nations language
Mi'gmewi'sit
: speak Micmac
minu'wi't'g
: repeat (what is said) / mention again
nana'n
: food (baby talk)
natawia'tugwet
: know how to tell stories
natawinsgu'mat
: know how to answer back
nessutmalsewet
: interprete / translate
nessutmasewatl
: interpret / translate for
nestuapuguet
: speak truthfully / speak wisely / speak intelligently
nesutmalsewu'ti
: interpretation / translation
netawet
: able to talk
netawia'tugwet
: know how to tell stories
nipigina'masit
: studies at night
nnu'wi't'g
: refer to something by its aboriginal name / refer to something in first nations language / say in native language
nujinutmaqaniget
: storyteller / tattletale / gossiper
poqtewo'gwet
: begin to speak
sa'se'wi'sit
: change language / switch language
seitun
: blabbermouth
telatuemgewei
: sentence (grammar)
tli'suti
: language
waqgaji'sit
: weak speaker
welgiljet
: read properly or well
wenjui'sit, wen'jui'sit
: speak French language