elaqalsewatl : play a gambling game for / play for (in cards and board games)

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
Part of speech: verb animate transitive
Translation: He/she plays for him/her
Gloss: play a gambling game for
Gloss: play for (in cards and board games)
Example:
Text: Elaqalsewatl ugjignaml aq gaqi'ntuaj ugsulieweim.
Translation: He/she is playing his/her brother's hand and has lost all his money.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: e·la·hgal·se·wa·dêl
Alternate grammatical form:
elaqasewg — I play (a game) for him/her — (first person singular animate subject, third person singular animate object)
elaqalsewul — I play (a game) for you — (first person singular animate subject, second person singular animate object)
elaqalsewit — He/she plays (a game) for me — (third person singular animate subject, first person singular animate object)

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