tmgwatignej

Recordings:

Translation: Heron

Part of Speech: noun animate

Meanings:

heron
crane

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Enm'papga'timg jijuaqa nemu't tmgwatignej etliwsget gigjiw sitmug.
Translation: Going down the coast sometimes one can see a heron fishing for food by the shore.
Recording: Recording by dmm 🔉

Pronunciation Guide: dêmm·kwa·di·gê·nech

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

tmgwatinejg -- tm'kwatinejk -- cranes -- (plural)
tmgwatinejl -- tm'kwatinejl -- a crane -- (fourth person)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #787
Transcription: temogoaligenetj, hèron
Transliteration: tmgwalignej, a crane
Source as entry: tmgwalignej, a crane
Normalized source as entry: tmgwalignej, a crane
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #143
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 #193

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