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You entered the Bridgeport dialect of Numu (Northern Paiute) and paiute in English
- A'waggoo Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Koodza Duka'a Mono Lake Paiute people
- Kooyooe Dukadu Pyramid Lake Paiute people
- numu person, Indian person, Paiute
- Ona Dukadu Coleville Paiute people
- Pogi Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Taboosse Dukadu Yerington Paiute people
- Toe Dukadu Fallon Paiute people
- Way Dukadu Bridgeport Paiute people
- Wea Dukadu Yosemite Paiute People
nuga, v.
dance
Examples
- Tuba Nuga "Pinenut Dance" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Yaga Nuga "Cry Dance" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- nuganna ewa tuka "have a powwow" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- nuganna ewa tukakwu "have a powwow (irrealis)" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- nugatu'u "dancer" (Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Natubanuggakwu?The Pinenut Dance?(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Yayah, tubanuggakwu oosoo ki ggaysoo, nahanekwu yaa.Yeah, the Pinenut Dance won't happen, it won't happen.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Ki how gi tubanuggapaana.It doesn't matter whether we have it or not.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Nuu nuggakwu.I am going to dance.(Spoken by Morris Jack)
- Yayah, ewa'yoo numu oetoo, oetoo nugganna, ewa'yoo.There were a lot of people there, there dancing, a lot.(Spoken by Edith McCann and Madeline Stevens)
Related words
durative nuka
Examples
- nuka "dance (durative)" (Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Moo'asoo ggisoo umu numu yise ka Teoga Lodgayway nanuka'yoo too'e hanno namanaggwe.A long time ago the people used to dance and play handgames at Tioga Lodge.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Nuu nuka ka mogo'ne waha'yoo hoobeadoonna.I danced while the two women sang.(Spoken by Madeline Stevens)
- Nuka.They dance.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Nanuka'yoo oe'yoona.They all dance.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
- Ki, kisoo nuka'yoo.No, before the dance.(Spoken by Edith McCann)
Derivative words and phrases
- Tuba Nuga "pinenut dance"
- Yaga Nuga "Cry Dance"
- nugadu "dancer"
- nuganna ewa tuka "have a powwow"
- nugatu'u "dancer"