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neeege'yoh

Dictionary entry

neeege'yoh • vt e-class • I take with me, we walk in a pair, I take a friend along [only 1dl, 2dl, and 3pl forms are used; other plural forms are supplied by negoo'm and niigoo'm (see under noo'm)]

Lexicon record # 2187 | Source reference(s): R230 JE133 JE145

Other paradigm forms

  • 1sg neeegeyek' I went with someone FS(LA138-026)

  • 2dual neeege'yue' you take with you, you walk with someone R230

  • 3pl neeegeyehl, neeegeyhl s/he takes with her/him, walks with someone R230

Special meaning or use

  • kue nek ho neeege'yoh my late spouse [literally, "the one I took with me"] R230 [kin terms]

Short recording (1) | Sentence examples (13)

  1. neeegeyek' "I went with someone" (spoken by Florence Shaughnessy)

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