jaqale'g : quick / fast / fast / quick

Recordings:
Diane Mitchell (Listuguj)
Eunice Metallic
Joe Wilmot
1.
Part of speech: verb animate intransitive
Translation: He/she is fast
Gloss: quick
Gloss: fast
Example:
Text: Jaqale'g ala negm, gaqawa'toq goqwei elugwatg.
Translation: He/she is fast, anything he/she does is done quickly.
Recording: Joe Wilmot
Pronunciation guide: ja·hga·leeg
Alternate grammatical form:
jaqalei — I am quick — (first person singular animate)
jaqale'ieg — We are quick — (first person dual exclusive animate)
jaqaloltieg — We are quick — (first person plural exclusive animate)
2.
Part of speech: verb inanimate intransitive
Translation: It is fast
Gloss: fast
Gloss: quick
Example:
Text: Nutepaqan pilei aq jaqale'g.
Translation: My car is new and fast.
Recording: Eunice Metallic
Pronunciation guide: ja·hga·leeg
Alternate grammatical form:
jaqale'gl — They are fast — (third person plural inanimate)

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