usaqan

Recordings:

Part of Speech: noun animate

Pronunciation Guide: u·sa·hg·an

Translation: Shoulder blade

Meanings:

shoulder blade

Example of word used in a sentence:

Text: Gigji'w usaqanigtug wejiaq wius mawwigapu'g.
Translation: Meat from close to the shoulder blade is very delicious.
Recording: Recording by jnw 🔉

Related Entry: ugtlal

Alternate Grammatical Forms:

usaqang -- shoulder blades -- (plural)
usaqann -- a shoulder blade -- (fourth person)

Document References:

Pacifique Dictionary Manuscript, Page Image #307
Transcription: osagan, omoplate (125, 1)
Transliteration: usaqan, shoulder blade (125, 1)
Dictionary of the language of the Micmac Indians : who reside in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton and Newfoundland, Page Image #246
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 #163

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