nipiapetesmat :: cooks overnight for self -- Mi'gmaq/Mi'kmaq Online

nipiapetesmat

Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive

Pronunciation Guide: ni·pi·abe·de·sêm·at

Translation: He/she cooks overnight for himself/herself

Meanings:

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Nipiapetesma'tieg gulaman ma' sespete'tmueg mijipjewei sapo'nug.
Translation: We are cooking overnight for ourselves so we won't have to worry about (preparing) food tomorrow.
Recording: Recording by dmm 🔉

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

nipiapetesmaieg -- We cook overnight for ourselves. -- (first person dual exclusive animate)
nipiapetesma'tieg -- We cook overnight for ourselves. -- (first person plural exclusive animate)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #607

Transcription:	(A. M. nipiapetesemai), faire cuir (riz, etc.) de nuit
Expanded:	(A. M. nipiapetesemai), faire cuire (riz, etc.) de nuit
Transliteration:	(A. M. nipiapetesmai), to cook (rice, etc.) overnight, overnight cooking
Source as entry:	nipiapetesmai, I cook (rice, etc.) overnight for myself
Normalized source as entry:	nipiapetesmat, he/she cooks overnight for himself/herself

Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #192
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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