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wiglatmu'j
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
noun animate
Pronunciation Guide:
wi·gê·la·dê·muuch
Translation:
Dwarf (Nova Scotia)
Meanings:
dwarf (Nova Scotia)
elf (Nova Scotia)
fairy (Nova Scotia)
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Gi's nutmn na a'tugwaqan ugjit wiglatmu'j?
Translation:
Have you heard the story about the dwarf?
Recording:
Recording by ewm 🔉
Related Entry:
pugulatmu'j
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
wiglatmu'jg --
dwarfs
-- (plural)
wiglatmu'jl --
a dwarf
-- (fourth person)
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: mariner / sailor
almana'giewa'j
: German
aluse'wit
: carpenter / carpentry
aniapsuinu, aniapsuinu
: penitent / one who sacrifices / missionary
aniapsuinu'sgw, aniapsuinu'skw
: female penitent / female who sacrifices / female saint / female missionary / nun
antaguej, an'takuej
: black man / black person / African-Canadian person
antaguejgwej, an'takuejkwej
: black woman / African-Canadian woman
apaqtugewa'j, apaqtukewa'j
: European
aqalasie'w, aqalasie'w
: English person / Englishman
e'jnt
: indian agent
e'pit
: woman
e'pite'ji'j
: young girl
e'pite's
: young woman / unmarried woman
e'pitewe'sm
: womanizer / woman-chaser
e'pitewit
: is a woman
elege'wi'sgw
: queen / queen in deck of cards
elege'wi'sgwe'j
: princess
elege'wit
: king / king in deck of-cards
elege'witji'j
: prince
ewle'juinu
: poor person / forlorn person
ganatie'si's
: young Canadian male
ganaties
: Canadian
ganatiesui'sgw
: Canadian woman
ganatiesui'sgwe'j
: young Canadian female
gapiten
: captain
gast'pl
: police officer
ge'tipnewinu
: harvester
gegina'muet
: teach
Gespe'gewa'j
: resident of Gaspe / resident of the seventh district / Gaspesian / a person from Gaspe
gespugwitnewa'j
: (Annapolis) valley person
gi'gassuinu
: teaser / jokester
gi'l
: you (singular)
gi'lewei
: your(singular) / yours(singular) / your(singular) / yours(singular)
gilew
: you (plural) / you (dual)
gilewewei
: your(plural) / yours(plural) / your(plural) / yours(plural)
ginu
: we / us(inclusive)
gisigu
: old man / elderly man
gisigu'sgwe'j
: spinster
gisiguo'p
: old man
gisigwenign
: adopted child
gisteju
: slave
gjiaplue'w
: rascal
gjipa'tlia's
: bishop
glaptan
: blacksmith
gneg_wetagutijig
: distant relatives or relations
gsigawa'suinu
: fast runner
gsnugowinu
: sick person
gtigiewinuj
: drunkard
gwi's
: son / boy / little brother
gwitji'j
: son / sonny
igatne'suinu
: racer
igatne'we'sm
: racer (animal) / race horse
Ji'me'j
: James / Jim / Jimmy
ji'nm
: man
ji'nmji'j
: young man / unmarried man
ji'nmji'ju'et
: become a young man / enter manhood (post puberty)
ji'nmu'qamigsit
: act like a man
ji'nmue'sm
: man chaser / likes the company of men (usually refers to a woman)
ji'nmuit
: is a man
jipugtugwewa'j
: Haligonian
Lesui'p
: Jew
lnu
: Mi'kmaw person / indigenous person / native person / aboriginal person / first nations person
lnu_saqama'sgw
: female native chief / female aboriginal chief / female first nations chief
lnu_saqamaw
: native chief / aboriginal chief / first nations chief
lnu'sgw
: native woman / aboriginal woman / first nations woman
lpa'tu'ji'j, l'pa'tu'ji'j
: small boy / young boy
lpa'tu's, l'pa'tu's
: young man / unmarried man
lpa'tuj, l'pa'tuj
: boy
lpa'tujuit, l'pa'tujuit
: be a boy
lu'sue'sgwewit
: is a daughter·in·law
lu'suesgwewa'sit
: perform duties of prospective daughter·in·law / become a prospective daughter·in·law / become a daughter·in·law
lu'sugwewa'sit
: becomes a son·in·law
lugowinu
: worker / laborer
lugowinu'sgw
: worker (female) / laborer (female)
lugs'ji'j
: youngster / young boy / kid
maljewe'j
: youngster / young person
maljewe'juit
: young
malo'pj
: lazy person
matlot
: sailor
matnaggewinu
: fighter / warrior
me'_wen
: anyone else
mesegit
: cook / camp cook
mijua'ji'j
: baby / child
mimajuinu
: human being / person
mlgignewinu, ml'kiknewinu
: strong person
moqwa'_wen
: nobody / no one
ms't_wen
: everybody
mtesan
: youngest child born in a family / youngest born / last born child
na'tuen
: someone
nanupe'j
: quintuplet
negm
: he / she / him / her
negmow
: they / them
nemijgami'
: grampa / grandfather (term of respect for old man)
nepiteget
: healer / curer
nesupe'j
: triplet
newtugo'pj
: loner
ngutilj
: bachelor / bachelorette / spinster
nguto'pj
: loner / solitary one
ni'n
: me
niganpuguit, nikan'pukuit
: leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader
niganu'sgw
: female leader
niganus
: leader
ninen
: we / he/she and I / us (exclusive)
nme'j'gowinu
: fisher
nnu
: Mi'gmaw person / indigenous person / native person / aboriginal person / first nations person
nnu_saqama'sgw
: female native chief / female aboriginal chief / female first nations chief
nnu_saqamaw
: native chief / aboriginal chief / first nations chief
nnu'sgw
: native woman / aboriginal woman / first nations woman
ns'tnaqan
: orphan
nsugwi'
: aunty!
ntugsuinu
: hunter / provider
Nuel
: Christmas (name) / Christmas
nugtoqtejgwej
: house keeper / maid / servant
nugumi
: granny! / grammie!
nuja'gitteget
: sawyer
nuja'q
: swimmer
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nujialapit
: watchman / watchman
nujiamalgat
: dancer / dancer
nujiewjo'teget
: delivery person / hauler / deliver / transport / haul
nujigsmoqja'teget
: foreman / pusher / foreman / pusher
nujintus
: barren / sterile
nujipi't'pet
: bartender / bootlegger
nujitmasaqte'muet
: barber
nujitoqtet
: baker (professional)
nuse'sgwet
: nurse / breastfeed / breastfeeder / nurser / wet nurse
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutanteget
: hunter / killer / hunter / killer
nutapit
: scout (around) / scout
nutapteget
: coroner
nutateji'puteget
: delivery person
nutnewet
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nutnewet
: assist at mass / serve mass / altar boy/girl / acolyte
nutpet
: bartender
nutpipnet
: bread-baker
oqote'tut
: friends!
oqoti
: dear / friend / affection term between spouses
papge'gewa'j
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papge'gewi'sgw
: female from down the coast / female from down river
pastungewa'j
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pastungewi'sgw
: American woman / American female
pata'tegewinu
: sinner
pi'tawgowa'j
: person from up river / person from up the coast
pi'tawgowi'sgw
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pipugwaqane'j
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qopisun
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qwa'niej
: phoney person
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sape'winu
: saint
saqama'j
: young gentleman
saqama'sgw
: lady / female chief / gentlewoman / woman of high rank
saqamaw
: gentleman / chief / man of high rank / big shot
segewei
: illegitimate child / bastard
sigu'sgw
: widow
sigu'sgwe'j
: young widow
siguap
: widower
siguapji'j
: young widower
sma'gnis
: soldier
sma'gnisuit
: is a soldier
sngatigna'tegewinu, sn'katikna'tekewinu
: rafter / one who gathers logs into booms destined for mill
sqapantiej
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ta'n_wen
: whomever / somebody
ta'ta
: daddy! (baby talk)
tapia'ji'jge'j
: fiddler / violinist
tata't
: father! / dad
tepgise'g
: loner / loner
tg'snugowa'j
: male westerner
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: female westerner
tmawignessu
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tp'te'snugowa'j
: southerner / male southerner
tp'te'snugowi'sgw
: female southerner
tqonasu
: person who lives common·law
tqope'j
: twin
tu's
: daughter! girl! (term of affection)
Tune'l
: legendary strong man with supernatural powers
tutji'j
: little daughter! (term of affection for child)
ugjipenugowa'j
: easterner
wa'we'j
: egg person (deliverer)
we'jitaqan
: foundling
wen
: who
wen_net
: who's that? / who's this?
wen_tana
: who is that? / who's this? / who is he/she?
wenjujgwej, wen'jujkwej
: French woman / Queen of Spades in deck of cards
wenuj
: Frenchman / French person
wesgewinoqsit
: joyful / jolly
wettaqia'tijig
: share common descent
wiglatmu'j
: dwarf (Nova Scotia) / elf (Nova Scotia) / fairy (Nova Scotia)
wiuse'j
: butcher / meat handler (cutter)