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

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