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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and water in English

tonegapu, n.

flower

Derived from: -bu "absolutive suffix"

Other pronunciations

tonega'a, tonegabu

Examples

  • paa'awaytu tonegapu "water lily" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • tonega'a "flower" (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • tonega'a "flower" (Spoken by Meg McDonald)
  • tonegabu "flower" (Spoken by Morris Jack)
  • Nuu tonega'a tsuka'yookwu.
    I'm going to cut the flower.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Tonega'a kwanapunnedu.
    The flower smells.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Tonega'a pesa kwanapunnedu.
    The flower smells good.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Tonega'a suda kwanadu.
    The flower smells bad.
    (Spoken by Grace Dick)
  • Tonegapu nuu tsopa.
    I picked a flower.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)

Related words

bare stem  tonega

Derivative words and phrases