poqwa'lamgewei

Pronunciation guide: bo·hgwaa·lam·ke·wey

Part of speech: noun inanimate
Translation: Choke cherry

Meanings:

Example of word used in sentence:

Ninen apje'ji'jultie'g poqwa'lamgewei mawpugwelg'p.
When we were small the choke cherry was plentiful.

Recording by Eunice (Listuguj)

Variant spelling(s): luwiman (New Brunswick), elu'gwiman (Nova Scotia)
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana

Alternate forms:

chokecherries

(plural)

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