nutugwet

Recordings:

Translation: He/she digs out of its den

Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive

Meanings:

digs out of its den

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Talnutugwetew nige' telgneg lamso'q eig.
Translation: How will he/she dig himself/herself out of its den now, he/she is so deep in the ground.
Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉

Pronunciation Guide: nu·du·gwet

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

nutugwejig -- they dig themselves out of their den -- (dual)
nutugutijig -- they dig themselves out of their den -- (plural)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #598
Transcription: (sic) notogoei, le déterrer, le faire sortie de leur repaire
Transliteration: (sic) nutugwei, to extract/dig out of, to get it out of its den
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #150
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 #158
A first reading book in the Micmac language: comprising the Micmac numerals, and the names of the different kinds of beasts, birds, fishes, trees, &c. of the maritime provinces of Canada, Page Image #74

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