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

tuggwutumadu, n.

police officer

Derived from: wutuma "close (singular)", -du "subject nominalizer"

Examples

  • tuggwutumadu "police officer" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • tuggwutumadu "police officer" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • tuggwutumadu ddunetamanna "law, police officer's orders" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Nuu ki pesape ka duggwutumadu yabe peduhoose.
    I didn't like it when the policeman came.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Yise tuggwutumadu yise numme ooka tubenanna, yise umu ki tuunetoo unenna, o ddamanakakwu ggisoo oe mee.
    We asked the policeman, and he said if they don't do what they say, they will pay for it.
    (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
  • Nuu ka tuggwutumadu poonne.
    I see the policeman.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • ume tuggwutumadu
    your policeman
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)
  • Umu tuggwutumadu poone.
    I see your policeman.
    (Spoken by Edith McCann)

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