nipapultimg

Recordings:

Translation: Wake or vigil of the dead

Part of Speech: noun inanimate

Meanings:

wake of the dead
vigil for the dead/deceased

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Nipapultimg na epituj npuinu newtitpa'q.
Translation: Nipapultimg is to spend overnight at a wake.
Recording: Recording by dmm 🔉

Pronunciation Guide: ni·ba·bul·timk

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

nipapultimgl -- wakes of the dead, vigils for the dead/deceased -- (plural)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #607

Transcription:	nipapoltimg teloitemeg (Jo. 250/287), veillée de morts;
Transliteration:	nipapultimg teluitemeg (Jo. 250/287), wake of the dead;
Source as entry:	nipapultimg, wake of the dead
Source as entry:	teluitemeg, we call it thus; we say
Source as entry:	nipapultitesnu, we will attend/sit wake together (N. S. in the garden/outdoors) be at the vigil
Normalized source as entry:	nipapultimg, wake of the dead, vigil for the dead/deceased

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #288
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 #150

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