saqamawit
Translation: He/she is the boss
Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive
Meanings:
- boss
- chief
- supervisor
Example of word used in a sentence:
- Text: Wen ula tet etlsaqamawit?Translation: Who is the boss here?Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉
Pronunciation Guide: sa·hga·ma·wit
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
- saqamawi -- I am chief, boss, supervisor -- (first person singular animate)
- saqamawieg -- We are bosses -- (first person dual exclusive animate)
- saqamawultieg -- We are bosses -- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Related entries for category "work"
- a'lutasit : guide (by boat) / fishing guide
- agase'wa'latl : hire
- agase'wa'toq : hire / to pay for the use of / lease
- agase'wit : enlist / sign up / trade (Cape Breton) / hire (New Brunswick)
- alaqtegewinu : mariner / sailor
- allugwet : work in different locations / work at odd jobs
- alsusit : boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
- alsusit : boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
- aluse'wit : carpenter / carpentry
- amallugwatg : decorate
- amallugweg : decorate
- amallugwet : decorate
- amilugwet : work a bit / work a little
- angu'lugwet : work extra
- aniapsuinu : penitent / one who sacrifices / missionary
- aniapsuinu'sgw : female penitent / female who sacrifices / female saint / female missionary / nun
- aplugwet : return from work / back from work
- assusit : boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
- assusit : boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
- attigna's'g : work hard / laborious / work to the limit
- attigna'sit : work hard / strain / laborious / work to limit
- awanlugwet : unskilled worker / works poorly
- awtit : on salary / being paid / cost
- ela'gipulatl : to cut with a saw
- ela'gittoq : cut with a saw
- ela'qate'get : forges into certain shape / hammers into certain shape
- elamgo'lajig : pile / play solitaire
- elamgo'toql : piles things / stacks things
- elawigatas'g : porcupine quillwork / decorated with porcupine quills
- elawigateget : does quillwork / works with porcupine quills
- elgesawet : plow up
- elgesg : till / plow up(ground)
- elgete'get : hoe / loosen soil with hoe
- eligjepilawet : make bottom part (of basket)
- eligjipilg : weave bottom (of basket)
- elugowatl : work for
- elugwa'tl : work / make work
- elugwalatl : repair / prepare / fix
- elugwatg : repair / fix
- elugweg : operating / work
- elugwet : operates / work
- elugwetoq : use it to work
- elulatl : give a task / ask to do something
- enmilugweg : works until...
- enmilugwet : work until...(midnight)
- etllugweg : work
- etllugwet : working / work there / place of work
- etlsegnatl : construct or build with brick or cement blocks
- etlsegng : construct or build with brick or cement blocks
- ewllugwet : poor quality work / badly done work
- gaqa'latl : complete / finish / terminate / end
- gaqa'teget : finished doing something / finish a task
- gaqa'toq : complete / finish / finish a task / terminate / end
- gaqalugweg : finished working / stop working
- gaqalugwet : finished working
- gast'pl : police officer
- gegina'muet : teach
- gegnu'lugwet : work properly
- geitapaqte'g : drive in (as nail)
- gepta'toq : take down from the top / unload / remove from the top or inside
- gesgija'toq : place over / put over
- gesigawlugweg : works quickly
- gesigawlugwet : works fast / works non-stop / works quickly
- getantoq : hunt / strive to obtain / gather / work to earn
- gi'gajilugwet : work in spite of...
- giasgilugwet : work with precision / work properly
- giaspilugwet : last time worked
- gimilugwet : work in secret / work secretly
- gina'sit : put a lot of effort / try hard
- gisilugwet : able to work
- glaptan : blacksmith
- gmu'je'gaqan : lumbering / forestry
- gmu'je'get : get wood / cut lumber
- jaqalilugwet : work quickly
- jaqallugweg : works quickly
- ji'gata'tl : hew / dress / trim
- jigg'puteget : rake
- lgowaqan : job / work / task
- lisgnuaqan : weaving / knitting
- lugowaqan : task / work / job / jobs
- lugowinu : worker / laborer
- lugowinu'sgw : worker (female) / laborer (female)
- mallugweg : work poorly
- mallugwet : works poorly / works lazily
- malpale'wi'sgw : woman doctor / female doctor
- malpale'wit : doctor
- matlot : sailor
- matnaggewinu : fighter / warrior
- matu'lugwet : do odd or simple jobs / handyperson
- melgilugwet : works hard
- miguteget : plane (as in carpentry)
- millugwet : do different kinds of work
- mimajuaqan : life / living
- minua'toq : duplicate / redo
- minuoqs'g : recook
- msigue'get : make hay / collect sweet grass
- na'gwegewa'q : paid daily
- najilugwet : go to work
- naqsilugweg : works quickly
- naqsilugwet : work quickly
- naqsio'pla'toq : quickly do wrong
- naqsitetapua'toq : quickly do right / quickly do correctly
- nata'lugwet : know how to work / good worker
- nata'nmat : good at whatever they do / capable person / handy / handyman / jack of all trades
- ne'patat : slaughter own livestock / slaughterer / butcher
- nespilugweg : work while also... / work at same time as...
- nespilugwet : work while also... / work at same time as...
- newtlugwet : work alone
- niganawtiget : trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
- niganawtiget : trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
- niganpuguit : leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader
- nme'j'gowinu : fisher
- nme'juaqan : fishery / fishing industry
- nugtoqtejgwej : house keeper / maid / servant
- nuja'gitteget : sawyer
- nujagnutmewinu : lawyer / reporter
- nujatejo'tasit : twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
- nujatejo'tasit : twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
- nujatejo'teget : twitch logs (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / hauls logs
- nujatejo'toqol : haul / twitch (in logging)
- nuji'pit : runner (professional) / errand runner / runner (professional) / errand runner
- nujiajig : make (professionally)
- nujiamalgat : dancer / dancer
- nujiasigetg : teamster
- nujielutuet : imitator / impersonator
- nujiewjo'lajig : hauler / transporter
- nujiewjo'tasit : hauler
- nujiewjo'teget : delivery person / hauler / deliver / transport / haul
- nujiewjo'toq : haul
- nujigeluet : matchmaker
- nujigina'muet : educator / teacher / teacher / educator
- nujigina'muet : educator / teacher / teacher / educator
- nujigoqwa'luet : wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
- nujigoqwa'luet : wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
- nujigsmoqja'teget : foreman / pusher / foreman / pusher
- nujigtu'muet : musicial entertainer / entertainer (with musical instrument)
- nujiilsuteget : judge
- nujimila'teget : prankster / joker / jester / joker / prankster / jester
- nujimuet : counsellor / advisor / counsel / advise
- nujinapui'giget : photographer / take photograph
- nujinget : scaler (in lumbering) / one who does the measuring / scale (in lumbering)
- nujinpiteget : healer
- nujinqasui'get : firefighter
- nujins'pit : baby sitter / house sitter
- nujintoq : singer / singer
- nujintuisget : salesperson / peddler / vendor
- nujipestung : preacher / preacher
- nujipgwateliget : buyer / purchaser / buyer / purchaser
- nujipi't'pet : bartender / bootlegger
- nujipipnet : baker
- nujipipugwet : musician / whistler / horn blower / musician / whistler / horn blower
- nujiputaqiget : butcher / butcher
- nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget : magician / one who changes things
- nujitmasaqte'muet : barber
- nujitoq : make professionally
- nujitoqtet : baker (professional)
- nujiwsiget : fortuneteller / fortuneteller
- nussaqiget : clerk / clerk
- nutagnutmewinu : lawyer / reporter
- nutanguet : responsible for provisioning / responsible for buying
- nutanteget : hunter / killer / hunter / killer
- nutapit : scout (around) / scout
- nutapteget : coroner
- nutateji'puteget : delivery person
- nutateji'putoq : deliver
- nutpet : bartender
- nutpipnet : bread-baker
- nutqalugwet : poor quality work
- nutsegnewet : bricklayer / mason
- pa'tlia's : priest / clergy
- pa'tlia'si'sgw : nun
- pa'tliatji'j : brother (religious)
- pegajilugwet : work neatly / work cleanly
- pejilugwet : came here to work / arrive here to work
- pejue'get : fish for cod
- pemlugweg : go along working
- pemlugwet : go along working
- pesi'gugwet : river drive
- pi't'pet : pour in / tend bar (Nova Scotia)
- piltu'lugweg : work differently
- piltu'lugwet : do different work / do something else
- poqjilugweg : start to work
- poqjilugwet : begin to work
- psi'gwaqan : river drive
- pugwellugwet : do a lot of work
- punlugowatl : stop working for
- punlugweg : stop working
- punlugwet : stop work
- pusgilugwet : usually works
- pusgiullugweg : usually works well / generally works well
- pusgiullugwet : usually works well / habitually works well
- putaqatl : butcher
- putaqiget : butcher
- sangewlugweg : work slowly
- sangewlugwet : work slowly / work calmly
- saqamawit : boss / chief / supervisor
- sespilugweg : work noisily
- sespilugwet : work noisily
- siawlugweg : continue work
- siawlugwet : continue work
- sipgilugweg : work slowly
- sipgilugwet : work slowly
- siwlugwet : tired of working
- siwnoqigwatg : straighten it out by hand / straighten it out by hand with a tool / straighten out by combing
- sngatigna'teget : work on boom / boom
- sngatigna'tegewinu : rafter / one who gathers logs into booms destined for mill
- tallugweg : how does it work?
- tallugwet : what is he/she doing? / what type of work does he/she do? / what does he/she do?
- te'sipowji'j : young horse / foal / portable work bench (in carpentry) / sawhorse
- tellugweg : works in such a way
- tellugwet : do such work / works in such a way
- temastaqte'muet : cut hair / barber / hairdresser / barber / hairdresser
- tepilugwet : work enough to... / work enough for...
- tewlugwet : work away from home / work outside the community
- toqolugwegl : two work together / two work in tandem
- toqolugwejig : work together / work in tandem / work in pairs
- usgaqan : fishery / fishing industry
- usgewinu : fisher
- wa'we'j : egg person (deliverer)
- wantaqilugwet : work calmly / work quietly
- wejilugweg : works from... / works because... / reason it works
- wejilugwet : work because / reason for work / work from (location)
- wellugweg : works well
- wellugwet : do good work / works well / do well (in general) / succeed (in general)
- wenaqto'sit : move up (in world) / help oneself up (in the world)
- wesgo'tas'g : worked on
- wesigalatl : tell fortune of
- wesuejo'qwa'latl : undertake / tackle / take on
- wesuejo'qwa'toq : undertake / tackle / take on
- wi'gu'lugweg : work strangely / work weirdly
- winpasit : hustle / try hard
- wiuse'j : butcher / meat handler (cutter)