ala'q
Translation: He/she swims about
Part of Speech: verb animate intransitive
Meanings:
- swim about
Example of word used in a sentence:
- Text: Ngwis ala'q qospemg.Translation: My son swims about at the lake.Recording: Recording by ewm 🔉
Pronunciation Guide: a·laahk
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
- ala'm -- I swim about -- (first person singular animate)
- ala'meg -- we swim about -- (first person dual exclusive animate)
- ala'mu'tieg -- we swim about -- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Related entries for category "activity"
- ala'q : swim about
- alaqami'g : snowshoe
- alaqsutoq : fly something around
- alaqteget : sail about
- alasugwet : wade about
- alasumteget : walk through snow / wade through snow
- algopit : sit about
- ali'puluet : ride horseback
- aligjo'gwet : go about bent over / go about bent over with buttocks up / go about with buttocks stuck out
- amaligs'g : carve / wittle
- amaligsatl : carve / wittle
- amalisgnuet : crochet / fancy knitting
- amallugwalatl : decorate
- amallugwatg : decorate
- amalsawet : whittle / jig sawing
- amaltaqa'latl : decorate
- amaltaqa'toq : decorate
- amaltaqi's'g : embroider
- aqam : snowshoe
- elaqteget : sail to... / sail in a direction (north)
- ewe'gisga'latl : exercise / break in
- ge'gwisma'latl : lay on the top / lay on top of
- gejgapeta'tl : scratches quickly
- getmete'mat : finished off / wiped out
- giwto'qopilg : wrap around / hang around perimiter
- jajiga'q : swim along the shore / creep along in the water like a lobster
- jilaqami'g : make snowshoe tracks
- lasguaw : snowshoe
- me'ga's'g : overactive
- na'goqom : ice skate
- nipinigatne'get : night racing / night races
- paqasa'sit : goes in the water
- pemintoq : go along singing
- putugtesing : dance fast / shake violently
- tajiga'q : swim along the shore / creep along in the water like a lobster
- te'tipjiet : roll / tumble
- tegismit : swim
- tela'toq : do in such a way
- tewiet : go outside / exit
- welinqana'mat : has a good time drinking
- wesgowa's'g : taking place / place of activity
- wesgowa'sit : occupied / dwell there / occupy / stay, live or situated at
- wetme'g : busy
- wetmeiwatl : keep busy / use occasionally as needed / disturb
- wetmguet : in the way
- wettepna'tl : try to catch up with
- wettepne'g : try to catch up with
- winpasit : hustle / try hard
Related entries for category "water"
- a'lulatl : guide (by boat)
- a'lutasit : guide (by boat) / fishing guide
- a'sugwesugwijig : meet on water(by canoe) / come together (by rowboat)
- ala'lugweg : float around / float about / dance about
- ala'lugwet : float around / float about / dance about
- ala'q : swim about
- alasugwet : wade about
- alitg : flows about / flows in different directions
- alm'stapueg : shriveled up
- alm'stapuet : shriveled up from soaking in water
- alqo'qweg : float about
- alqo'qwet : float about
- alu'latl : row about
- amisisguapua'q : slightly muddy water / somewhat muddy liquid
- apaqt : sea / off shore
- apaqtu'jg : inshore / short distance offshore
- apatpa'q : returning tide
- apitapueg : waterlogged
- apitapuet : waterlogged
- aps'tgu'j : narrow stream / brook / small stream
- apsgwitg : form eddy / back water eddy
- asoqo'mutaqan : ferry / boat
- asoqoma'q : swim across
- asoqomasugwet : wade across in water
- asoqomm'taqan : ferry / boat
- asoqomo'teget : ferry across
- atuasgwa'q : swim on back
- atuomg : sand / beach sand
- eguma'toq : anchor
- egumig : anchored
- egumit : anchored
- egwija'latl : immerse / dip into the water (or liquid)
- egwija'toq : immerse / dip into a liquid
- egwijatpa'latl : dip the head into the water (or liquid)
- egwijing : in water / in liquid
- egwitg : in water / in liquid
- ela'q : swim toward
- elapaqta'tl : splash / squirts
- elapaqtesteget : cast (fishing line) / mark (with a chalk line)
- elapaqto'sit : splash oneself / spray oneself
- elasugwet : wade in water towards
- eligua'laq : liquid dripping down from an opening / leaks
- eligua'lat : dripping down from / leaks
- elisugwit : paddle toward
- elitg : Flowing in that direction.
- elmitg : flow away
- enmigiaq : falling of the tide / receding (tide)
- enmitg : flow away
- eppa'q : warm liquid
- esamqwat : drink
- esamqwatg : drink it / drinks of it
- esamuqo'tlatl : give a drink to
- espeg : leak
- espet : leak
- etligmiet : boiling
- etlijuig : flowing
- gapsgu'j : little waterfall
- gapsguji'j : tiny waterfall
- gapsgw : waterfall
- gapsgwamgitg : rapid water / rapid water preceeding a waterfall
- gasgipnaqtug : on the shore
- gasiptna'sit : wash hands
- gawasg'pa'q : reversing tide / reverses
- gegwitg : flows slowly
- gep't'g : frozen over (water)
- gesigawamgwitg : fast current
- gesigawitg : flow swiftly / swift current
- getapa'q : sink into water / sink into liquid
- getapa't : sink
- getapet : dive / go under water
- getapetesing : dive / duck underwater
- gisupa'q : lukewarm (of liquid)
- giwgto’quamgwitg : flows in a circular motion / flows around something
- gjigapa'n : tide
- gta'n : ocean
- gwitn : canoe
- gwitna'q : go by canoe
- jajiga'q : swim along the shore / creep along in the water like a lobster
- jajiga'sit : going along/beside the shore / going along/beside edge
- ji'matg : paddle / row
- ji'met : row / paddle
- jigalugg : paddle alone or singlehandedly / pole alone or singlehandedly
- jigwapa'n : tide (Bear River)
- jipu'ji'j : brook
- lampo'q : bottom of lake / bottom of river
- lapaltnewei : holy water
- lapatign : holy water sprinkler
- Listuguji'j : Miramichi River
- lmu'ju'pa'q : neap tide / dog tide
- lnuipi : native paddle
- magu'n : iceberg / big block of ice
- maqatgwig : big waves / heavy seas
- maqigtulit : have a big boat
- matamgejuig : confluence of waterways
- mespo'qeg : flooded
- mespo'qet : flooded
- mgumi : ice / icecube
- mgumi'gn : icicle
- mgumi'gnig : icy (in patches)
- mgumi'gnit : icy (in patches)
- milpegitg : flow in many directions
- mllawa'latl : take from shore / take off-shore
- mnnawa'latl : take from shore / take off-shore
- na'taqama'latl : bring ashore
- na'taqama'sit : go ashore
- na'taqama'toq : bring ashore
- na'taqamtug : at the shore / at the riverbank
- najigsispa'lsit : going to go bathe
- naqana'pet : draw water from (well or river)
- naqasua'toq : extinguish / put out / turn off
- natawa'q : know how to swim
- natqa'latl : remove from water
- natqa'piet : remove net from water
- natqa'sit : get out of water
- natqa'toq : remove from water
- natqapilatl : rope in from water / reel or rope to shore / reel in from water
- natqapilawet : pull out of water by rope or fish line / remove from water
- natqapilg : rope in from water / reel in from water / remove from water by rope
- nenmue'g : damp / damp
- nenmue'g : damp / damp
- nessapoqwat : lap (up)
- newapalatl : cool off with water
- newapatoq : cool off with water
- newugulasing : moist underneath
- nipisugwit : canoes by night / paddles small boat at night
- niweteg : low tide
- nqana'paqsun : well bucket
- nqani'gn : dip net / scoop
- nqani'guom : manger / shelter / stable / well house
- nqano'pati : well (of water)
- nuja'q : swimmer
- oqwasa'toq : beach (canoe) / pull up on the shore
- pagwe'jg : shallow water
- papga'lugwet : drift down the coast / drift down river
- papgitg : flows downstream
- paqasa'latl : place in the water (river)
- paqasa'sit : goes in the water
- paqasa'toq : put in the water (river) / launch into water
- paqasaqalatl : throw in water / launch
- paqasaqtoq : throw in the water / launch
- paqasiet : fall into the water
- paqaste'g : launch / cause to fall into water, river or lake / knock into water / hit into water
- paqo'si : seaweed
- paqtlusg'teg : extremely low tide
- pawitg : slow current / slow flowing river
- pema'q : swim along
- pemamgwe'get : pole along
- pemaqteget : sail along
- pemijajiga'sit : move along the shore / walk along shore
- pemijajigisugwit : paddle along the shore
- pemiji'met : paddle along / row along
- pemisiawaqteget : sail along by
- pemisugwit : paddle along
- pemitg : flow along
- pemji'malatl : paddle along / row along
- pemji'matg : paddle along / row along
- pemji'met : paddle along / row along
- pempa'q : rise (of tide)
- pempega's'g : start to rise (of tide)
- pempegitg : flow along
- pemqo'gwet : float along / drift along
- pemqo'qweg : float along / drift along
- pemsiawqo'qweg : float by
- pemsiawqo'qwet : float by
- pemto'gwet : drift off (to sleep) / pass out (from drinking) / drift along (on the water)
- pesigitg : fork in a river
- pi'taw : up river / up stream
- pi'tawa'latl : take up river / take up stream
- pi'tawa's'g : goes up river / goes up the coast
- pi'tawa'sit : going up river / goes up the coast
- pisaqqan : bubble
- pnasu'lgw : ship / vessel
- po'gwin : lagoon
- poqtamgwe'get : start off poling (in boat)
- poqtisugwit : start off by boat / begin or start paddling
- psi'gwaqan : river drive
- psitn : river channel
- psitnu'j : small river channel
- qaspem : lake edge / border of a lake
- qaspemg : lake edge
- qasqisipug : on the shore
- qospem : lake
- samqwan : water
- samqwanapua'q : watery / diluted with water
- samuqwaniaq : becomes watery
- samuqwaniet : becomes watery
- saqpe'g : wet / wet
- saqpejaq : damp / boggy
- saqpiaq : get wet / get damp
- saqpiet : get moist
- saqpigjat : have a wet bottom
- sewisto'gweg : break up (through action of water)
- sewisto'gwet : break up (through action of water)
- si'n'g : bail water (from boat)
- si'niget : bails water (from boat)
- sintesmatl : empty a glass or bottle by drinking the remaining beverage / packs down or compacts something inside a container (barrel/basket) by pounding or dropping
- sipu : river
- sipu'ji'j : brook
- sisgu : mud
- sisguapu : muddy water
- sisguig : muddy
- sngatigna'taqan : raft (of logs)
- sngatigna'teget : work on boom / boom
- tajiga'q : swim along the shore / creep along in the water like a lobster
- tajiga'sit : going along/beside the shore / going along/beside edge
- taqawanapi : grilse net / trout net
- tegismit : swim
- tegpa'q : cold (of liquid)
- temig : deep
- tg'poq : spring water / a spring of water
- tgu : wave
- tguig : wavy (of sea)
- tgupoq : bubbling spring
- waju'pa'q : high tide
- wantaqpa'q : calm water
- wantaqpegitg : Calm flowing river. / Calm flowing water.
- wantaqpegitg : flows calmly / still flowing water
- waqamitg : clean flowing water
- wasapa'q : crystal·clear water
- we'gwamgwe'get : pole (boat) to a certain spot
- wejaqama'toq : boil
- wejaqamiaq : boil
- wejaqamiet : boil
- wejgwapa'q : incoming or rising tide
- wejgwaqo'qwet : comes adrifting (floating in water)
- wejgwaqteget : come sailing toward
- wejgwigwitna'q : come by canoe
- wejgwina'taqamisugwit : paddle to shore
- wejgwisugwit : come rowing or paddling toward
- wejitg : flows from
- welpegitg : nice current
- wesgitpega's'g : flow over
- wesgitqo'qweg : float
- wesgitqo'qwet : float
- wetqapalatl : soak / immerse in water
- wetqapalsit : soak / immerse in water / bathe
- wetqapatoq : soak / immerse in water
- winpegijuig : rough current / bad current / dangerous current