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naqsilugwet
Recordings:
Recording by dmm
Recording by ewm
Recording by jnw
Part of Speech:
verb animate intransitive
Pronunciation Guide:
nahk路si路lu路gwet
Translation:
He/she works quickly
Meanings:
work quickly
Example of word used in a sentence:
Text:
Agase'wa'lanej Tuma, muta naqsilugwet negm.
Translation:
Let's hire Tom, because he works quickly.
Recording:
Recording by jnw 馃攭
Alternate Grammatical Forms:
naqsilugwei --
I work quickly
-- (first person singular animate)
naqsilugweieg --
we work quickly
-- (first person dual exclusive animate)
naqsilugutieg --
we work quickly
-- (first person plural exclusive animate)
Related entries for category "time"
ajipuna't
: birthday
amgwes
: first / first time / in the past
amgwes_elugutimg
: Monday / first work day
apangitatimg, apankitatimk
: pay day
apignajit, apiknajit
: February
apjiw
: always / each time / every time
apoqonmatimg, apoqnmatimk
: assistance / help / assisting time / helping time
apugjig, apukjik
: soon / after a while
aqantie'umg, aqantie'umk
: Sunday
aqantie'uti
: week
aqantie'wit
: observe Sunday
aqtatpa'q, aqtatpa'q
: midnight
atel
: just now / a while ago
awisiw
: seldom / only once in a while
egel
: occasionally / once in a while / now and then
egsitpu'g
: morning
egsitpu'gowei
: breakfast / item pertaining to morning / event pertaining to morning
egsitpu'gwewulgw
: morning train, boat, etc. / morning vessel
egsitpu'nug
: tomorrow morning
egsitpugwatalg
: eat breakfast
egsitpugwiet
: early riser
enmiaq
: goes home / goes onward / when (it comes to pass)
enmilugweg
: works until...
enmilugwet
: work until...(midnight)
esgipa'tl
: wait / expect
ga'l
: one quarter (of time, etc.)
galqwasiet
: sunset
gaqawa's'g
: go by quickly
gaqi'sg
: often / frequently / many times
gaqi'sisgegipuna'q
: so many years old
gaqi'sisgegipuna't
: so many years old
gasg'ptnnaqanipuna't
: one hundred years old
ge's
: while / during
ge's_mu
: before
ge's'g
: just a minute! / hold on!
geget
: soon / almost
gejigow
: recently / short while ago
gept'gewigu's
: November
gesgmnaq
: before
gesgute'g
: catch on time / get in time
gesgutesg'g
: just in time / get there on time before it departs / get there on time just before it starts
gesgutesgmat
: on time (for) / just in time
gesgutesguatl
: caught in the act / catch by surprise / catch on time
gesigewigu's
: December / winter moon
gesp'teg
: Saturday
gespiaqantie'uti
: weekend
gi's_sa'q
: long ago / once upon a time
giaspiaq
: result / end / last
giaspigisg'g
: last day
giaspilugwet
: last time worked
giaspiw
: since
gisgug
: today
gisigwegewigu's
: August
glapis
: finally / eventually
gne'g
: soon / shortly in time / later
gsin
: past winter
gsinug
: next winter / forthcoming winter
gtiginipn
: summer before last
gtigipug
: last winter
gtigipun
: last year
gtigisapo'nug
: day after tomorrow
gtigiwela'gwe'g
: night before last / other night
gtigulagu
: day before yesterday / other day
iapjiw
: forever
iapjiwowei
: pertains to forever
jensi
: suddenly / before you know it / all of a sudden
jijuaqa
: sometimes
jiniw
: suddenly
jiptuege'l
: from time to time
lnu_a'sutmamg
: Native mass / Native language mass
maqatewei
: temporary replacement / temporary replacement
maqatewei
: temporary replacement / temporary replacement
matntimg, matn'timk
: war / battle
me'
: still / yet / more / anyway
mejit_newt
: one more time
mes'tesg'g
: miss / miss a connection / arrive too late for
mes'tesgmat
: miss a connection / miss / arrive too late for
mes'tesguatl
: arrive late and miss someone entirely / miss meeting someone because of timing
messa'latl
: miss making a connection with / miss appointment / miss rendez路vous
messa'toq
: miss making a connection with / miss appointment / miss rendez路vous
metla'sipunqeg
: ten years
metuigisg'g
: bad weather
mewlia'gweg
: noon / midday
mi'soqo
: up to / as for as / until
miawitpa'q
: middle of night
miawna'gweg
: midday / noon / middle of day
na_tujiw
: at that time / then
na'gu'setewei
: clock / watch
na'gweg
: day / daylight / day
nangmiw
: immediately / right away
nanipunqeg
: five years
nanuguna'q
: five days
naqsilugweg
: works quickly
naqsilugwet
: work quickly
ne'wowei
: Thursday / fourth one
nespilugwet
: work while also... / work at same time as...
nespiw
: also / while / at the same time / including
newisgegipunqeg
: forty years
newte'
: one / still / yet / continues
newtigisg'g
: all day long / all day
newtipug
: all winter / one winter
newtipunqeg
: one year / year
newtitpa'q
: all-night / all-night long
nige'
: now
nipaqteget
: sails at night
nipia'sutmamg
: midnight mass / Christmas
nipn
: last summer
nipnigu's
: June
nipnug
: next summer
nnu_a'sutmamg
: Native mass / Native language mass
Nuelewumg
: Christmas Day / Christmas time
nugu'
: so now / then / any more (no longer) / all ready / come on now!
oqonitpa'q
: dark (night)
oqonitpaqamugwiaq
: getting dark
Pa'gewumg
: Easter
panianug
: next spring
paniaq
: end of the snow period
pe'
: hold on! (interjection)
pe'l
: for now / for the time being / while
pe'l_ap_ta'n_tujiw
: wait until some other time / wait until the next time / until some other time
pe'l_tmg
: first of all
pegije'g
: long time
pegijiesgmalatl
: wait long time for
pegijiesgmatg
: wait long time for
pegijipnet
: suffers from long term illness
pegitapegsig
: long lasting / take a long time to unfold
pegitapematl
: useful for a long time
pegitapetg
: useful for long time
pegitapit
: stay up late
pegitawsit
: live long life
pegitewo'gwet
: talk long time
pegitqatg
: stay long time
pegittemit
: cry long while
pegittoq
: is taking a long time to return / is taking a long time
pejipug
: winter arrives
pempisgiaq, pem'piskiaq
: become twilight
penatmuigu's
: April
pesgiaq
: get dark / night-falls
pile'sm
: novice / rookie
pilei
: new / new
pilei
: new / new
piligan
: new house / new camp
piluamugwiaq
: become dusk / change color
pisgiaq
: get dark / night-falls
pnamujuigu's
: January
poqjin'timg
: beginning of war
ps'guigu's
: July
Pusu'_Puna'ne
: Happy New Year!
Pusu'l_Puna'ne
: Happy New Year!
sa'q
: long ago
sa'qawei
: old / old
sapo'nug
: tomorrow
sepei
: this morning
si'gewigu's
: March
si'gowigu's
: March
si'stewei
: Wednesday / third one
siggw
: spring / springtime
siggwe'l
: about or toward spring
sigun
: last spring
sigunug
: next spring
sipeliw
: seldom / rarely / often (Listuguj)
smtug
: right away / immediately
sqoljuigu's
: May
sune'wimg
: fasting / time of fasting / fast day
ta'n
: when / where
ta'n_telinqase'g
: as soon as
ta'n_tlipgije'g
: as long as
ta'n_tujiw
: when / whenever / at that time
ta'nug
: when (in the future)
ta'puowei
: Tuesday / second one
ta's_ajiet
: what time is it?
ta'sitpa'q
: how many nights?
ta'sugunit
: on what date / what is the date?
tale'g
: at what time? / what is wrong with...? / how is he/she?
tapuguna'q
: two days
tapuipuna't
: two years old
tapuipunqeg
: two years
tapuitpa'q
: two nights
te's
: every time / every
te'sigisg'g
: every day / daily
te'sipug
: every winter
te'sipuna't
: so many years old
te'sipunqeg
: annually / so many years
te'sitpa'q
: every night
te'sitqwa'q
: every fall / every autumn
telipgitqatg
: stay such length of time
tepgig
: night
tepgunset
: moon / month
tepgunsetewei
: calendar
tmg
: first / before
toqosi'p
: and then / then
tqo'nug
: next fall
tqoq
: last fall
tujiw
: at that time
ulagu
: yesterday
Ulnuelewi
: Merry Christmas!
ulo'nug
: this evening / tonight
wapg
: dawn / daylight
wapn
: first light / daylight
wapnamugwiaq
: dawning / daybreak
wapnapit
: stay up all night / see break of dawn
wapngusit
: sleep until dawn
wapnintoq
: sing until dawn
wapntesing
: dance until dawn
we'gow
: until / all along / during
weja'tegemg
: from there on / from now on
weja'tegemgeg
: from that time on
wejgwa'tegemg
: in the past
wejgwa'tegemgeg
: in the past until now
wejgwapniaq
: daybreak
wejgwitpa'q
: approach or come nightfall
wejigs'gutesg'g
: try to catch on time
wejigsugutesguatl
: try to catch on time
wela'gw
: evening / dusk / night
wela'gwe'g
: last night
wela'gwe'l
: toward evening
weliegsitpu'g
: nice morning
welinqana'mat
: has a good time drinking
welitpa'q
: nice evening or night
weloqotalg
: eat supper / have supper
weltamultimg
: Friday
wigewigu's
: October
wigumgewigu's
: September
wisqipgising
: arrive suddenly
Related entries for category "speed"
eli'pit
: rush toward
enm'gate'pit
: trot onward or home / scoot onward or home / beat it home
etepna'tl
: catch up with
etepne'g
: catch up with
gaqawa'sit
: go by quickly
gegwe'g
: is a slowpoke / slow-moving / is a slowpoke / slow-moving
gegwe'g
: is a slowpoke / slow-moving / is a slowpoke / slow-moving
gesigaq
: slides fast
gesigat
: slides fast
gesigawa's'g
: goes at high speed / move fast
gesigawa'sit
: goes at high speed / move fast
gesigawamgwitg
: fast current
gesigawi'pit
: moving fast / scooting along quickly
gesigawitg
: flow swiftly / swift current
gesigawlugweg
: works quickly
gesigawlugwet
: works fast / works non-stop / works quickly
gsigawa'suinu
: fast runner
igatne'suinu
: racer
igatne'we'sm
: racer (animal) / race horse
igatne'wet
: race / win a race
ilteget
: shut quickly
iltijieget
: slam shut
jaqala'latl
: rush / cause to do fast
jaqala'sit
: rush / go fast / move fast
jaqala'toq
: do fast
jaqale'g
: quick / fast / fast / quick
jaqale'g
: quick / fast / fast / quick
jaqali'sit
: fast-speaker
jaqalilugwet
: work quickly
jaqalipiasatl
: dry quickly (sweater)
jaqalipiasg
: dry quickly (clothing)
jaqalipnet
: illness progresses quickly
jaqallugweg
: works quickly
jaqalta'tl
: finish off fast (in boxing, game or cards)
jaqalte'g
: earn quickly / gather quickly / chop quickly
jenpit
: sit quietly / sit calmly
jenteg
: quiet
mala'sit
: not doing well (health) / progressing slowly
maligweg
: grow at a slow pace / weak growth / feeble growth
maligwet
: grow at a slow pace / stunted growth / undersized growth / feeble growth
masquta'tl
: quickly hide
masqute'g
: quickly hide / temporarily hide / put away quickly or temporarily / save temporarily (slang)
mattesg
: shake
mattesing
: shaking
naqs'tesg'g
: makes the distance in a short time / travels quickly
naqsilugweg
: works quickly
naqsilugwet
: work quickly
naqsinijgig
: heal quickly
naqsinijgit
: heal quickly
naqsinpat
: sleep easily / sleep without trouble / go to sleep early / falls asleep quickly
naqsio'pla'toq
: quickly do wrong
naqsipgising
: arrive early / arrive ahead of time
naqsitetapua'toq
: quickly do right / quickly do correctly
nenaq'ta'sit
: thinks quickly / brain racing / anxious
nenaqa'sit
: hurry
nenaqe'g
: in a hurry / in a rush
pawa'sit
: move slowly
peji'pit
: arrive hurriedly / drop by / hurry over
pemsing
: hurry by / pass by (in the air)
pemsutoq
: hurrying by with
sangew
: slowly / calmly / carefully / gently
sangewa'latl
: go slowly with / do gently
sangewa's'g
: go slow / cruise along / saunter along
sangewa'sit
: go slow / cruise along / saunter along
sangewa'toq
: go slow with / do gently
sangewi_angita'sit
: think slowly
sangewi'sit
: talk slowly
sangewlugweg
: work slowly
sangewlugwet
: work slowly / work calmly
sangewowo'gwet
: talk softly / talk slowly
sangewsawet
: trim slowly / plow slowly
sipga'latl
: do it slowly
sipga'toq
: do it slowly
sipge'g
: slow-moving / slowpoke
sipgi'sit
: speaks slowly
sipgilugweg
: work slowly
sipgilugwet
: work slowly
tepne'g
: catch up with / catch up to
tetaqa'sit
: rush / hurry
tetaqe'g
: hurry / rush
wisqi'pit
: go full speed / dash off / sprint
Related entries for category "work"
a'lutasit
: guide (by boat) / fishing guide
agase'wa'latl, akase'wa'latl
: hire
agase'wa'toq, akase'wa'toq
: hire / to pay for the use of / lease
agase'wit, akase'wit
: enlist / sign up / trade (Cape Breton) / hire (New Brunswick)
alaqtegewinu
: mariner / sailor
allugwet
: work in different locations / work at odd jobs
alsusit, alsusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
alsusit, alsusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
aluse'wit
: carpenter / carpentry
amallugwatg
: decorate
amallugweg
: decorate
amallugwet
: decorate
amilugwet
: work a bit / work a little
angu'lugwet
: work extra
aniapsuinu, aniapsuinu
: penitent / one who sacrifices / missionary
aniapsuinu'sgw, aniapsuinu'skw
: female penitent / female who sacrifices / female saint / female missionary / nun
aplugwet
: return from work / back from work
assusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
assusit
: boss / boss / supervise / direct / oversee
attigna's'g
: work hard / laborious / work to the limit
attigna'sit
: work hard / strain / laborious / work to limit
awanlugwet
: unskilled worker / works poorly
awtit
: on salary / being paid / cost
ela'gipulatl
: to cut with a saw
ela'gittoq
: cut with a saw
elamgo'lajig
: pile / play solitaire
elamgo'toql
: piles things / stacks things
elawigatas'g
: porcupine quillwork / decorated with porcupine quills
elawigateget
: does quillwork / works with porcupine quills
elgesawet
: plow up
elgesg
: till / plow up(ground)
elgete'get
: hoe / loosen soil with hoe
eligjepilawet
: make bottom part (of basket)
eligjipilg
: weave bottom (of basket)
elugowatl
: work for
elugwa'tl
: work / make work
elugwalatl
: repair / prepare / fix
elugwatg
: repair / fix
elugweg
: operating / work
elugwet
: operates / work
elugwetoq
: use it to work
elulatl
: give a task / ask to do something
enmilugweg
: works until...
enmilugwet
: work until...(midnight)
etllugweg
: work
etllugwet
: working / work there / place of work
etlsegnatl, etl'seknatl
: construct or build with brick or cement blocks
etlsegng
: construct or build with brick or cement blocks
ewllugwet
: poor quality work / badly done work
gaqa'latl
: complete / finish / terminate / end
gaqa'teget
: finished doing something / finish a task
gaqa'toq
: complete / finish / finish a task / terminate / end
gaqalugweg
: finished working / stop working
gaqalugwet
: finished working
gast'pl
: police officer
gegina'muet
: teach
gegnu'lugwet
: work properly
geitapaqte'g
: drive in (as nail)
gepta'toq
: take down from the top / unload / remove from the top or inside
gesgija'toq
: place over / put over
gesigawlugweg
: works quickly
gesigawlugwet
: works fast / works non-stop / works quickly
getantoq
: hunt / strive to obtain / gather / work to earn
gi'gajilugwet
: work in spite of...
giasgilugwet
: work with precision / work properly
giaspilugwet
: last time worked
gimilugwet
: work in secret / work secretly
gina'sit
: put a lot of effort / try hard
gisilugwet
: able to work
glaptan
: blacksmith
gmu'je'gaqan
: lumbering / forestry
gmu'je'get
: get wood / cut lumber
jaqalilugwet
: work quickly
jaqallugweg
: works quickly
ji'gata'tl
: hew / dress / trim
jigg'puteget
: rake
lgowaqan, l'kowaqan
: job / work / task
lisgnuaqan
: weaving / knitting
lugowaqan
: task / work / job / jobs
lugowinu
: worker / laborer
lugowinu'sgw
: worker (female) / laborer (female)
mallugweg
: work poorly
mallugwet
: works poorly / works lazily
malpale'wi'sgw, mal'pale'wi'skw
: woman doctor / female doctor
malpale'wit, mal'pale'wit
: doctor
matlot
: sailor
matnaggewinu
: fighter / warrior
matu'lugwet
: do odd or simple jobs / handyperson
melgilugwet
: works hard
miguteget
: plane (as in carpentry)
millugwet
: do different kinds of work
mimajuaqan
: life / living
minua'toq
: duplicate / redo
minuoqs'g
: recook
msigue'get
: make hay / collect sweet grass
na'gwegewa'q
: paid daily
najilugwet
: go to work
naqsilugweg
: works quickly
naqsilugwet
: work quickly
naqsio'pla'toq
: quickly do wrong
naqsitetapua'toq
: quickly do right / quickly do correctly
nata'lugwet
: know how to work / good worker
nata'nmat
: good at whatever they do / capable person / handy / handyman / jack of all trades
ne'patat
: slaughter own livestock / slaughterer / butcher
nespilugweg
: work while also... / work at same time as...
nespilugwet
: work while also... / work at same time as...
newtlugwet
: work alone
niganawtiget
: trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
niganawtiget
: trail blazer / head swamper / head swamper / blaze trail
niganpuguit, nikan'pukuit
: leader / stand at the front / stand ahead / leader
nme'j'gowinu
: fisher
nme'juaqan
: fishery / fishing industry
nugtoqtejgwej
: house keeper / maid / servant
nuja'gitteget
: sawyer
nujagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nujatejo'tasit
: twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
nujatejo'tasit
: twitcher (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / twitch (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods)
nujatejo'teget
: twitch logs (person who by horse or machine, pulls logs from woods) / hauls logs
nujatejo'toqol
: haul / twitch (in logging)
nuji'pit
: runner (professional) / errand runner / runner (professional) / errand runner
nujiajig
: make (professionally)
nujiamalgat
: dancer / dancer
nujiasigetg
: teamster
nujielutuet
: imitator / impersonator
nujiewjo'lajig
: hauler / transporter
nujiewjo'tasit
: hauler
nujiewjo'teget
: delivery person / hauler / deliver / transport / haul
nujiewjo'toq
: haul
nujigeluet
: matchmaker
nujigina'muet
: educator / teacher / teacher / educator
nujigina'muet
: educator / teacher / teacher / educator
nujigoqwa'luet
: wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
nujigoqwa'luet
: wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia) / wrestler / repossesser (Nova Scotia)
nujigsmoqja'teget
: foreman / pusher / foreman / pusher
nujigtu'muet
: musicial entertainer / entertainer (with musical instrument)
nujiilsuteget
: judge
nujimila'teget
: prankster / joker / jester / joker / prankster / jester
nujimuet
: counsellor / advisor / counsel / advise
nujinapui'giget
: photographer / take photograph
nujinget
: scaler (in lumbering) / one who does the measuring / scale (in lumbering)
nujinpiteget
: healer
nujinqasui'get
: firefighter
nujins'pit
: baby sitter / house sitter
nujintoq
: singer / singer
nujintuisget
: salesperson / peddler / vendor
nujipestung
: preacher / preacher
nujipgwateliget
: buyer / purchaser / buyer / purchaser
nujipi't'pet
: bartender / bootlegger
nujipipnet
: baker
nujipipugwet
: musician / whistler / horn blower / musician / whistler / horn blower
nujiputaqiget
: butcher / butcher
nujisa'se'wamugwa'teget
: magician / one who changes things
nujitmasaqte'muet
: barber
nujitoq
: make professionally
nujitoqtet
: baker (professional)
nujiwsiget
: fortuneteller / fortuneteller
nussaqiget
: clerk / clerk
nutagnutmewinu
: lawyer / reporter
nutanguet
: responsible for provisioning / responsible for buying
nutanteget
: hunter / killer / hunter / killer
nutapit
: scout (around) / scout
nutapteget
: coroner
nutateji'puteget
: delivery person
nutateji'putoq
: deliver
nutpet
: bartender
nutpipnet
: bread-baker
nutqalugwet
: poor quality work
nutsegnewet
: bricklayer / mason
pa'tlia's
: priest / clergy
pa'tlia'si'sgw
: nun
pa'tliatji'j
: brother (religious)
pegajilugwet
: work neatly / work cleanly
pejilugwet
: came here to work / arrive here to work
pejue'get
: fish for cod
pemlugweg
: go along working
pemlugwet
: go along working
pesi'gugwet
: river drive
pi't'pet
: pour in / tend bar (Nova Scotia)
piltu'lugweg
: work differently
piltu'lugwet
: do different work / do something else
poqjilugweg
: start to work
poqjilugwet
: begin to work
psi'gwaqan
: river drive
pugwellugwet
: do a lot of work
punlugowatl
: stop working for
punlugweg
: stop working
punlugwet
: stop work
pusgilugwet
: usually works
pusgiullugweg
: usually works well / generally works well
pusgiullugwet
: usually works well / habitually works well
putaqatl
: butcher
putaqiget
: butcher
sangewlugweg
: work slowly
sangewlugwet
: work slowly / work calmly
saqamawit
: boss / chief / supervisor
sespilugweg
: work noisily
sespilugwet
: work noisily
siawlugweg
: continue work
siawlugwet
: continue work
sipgilugweg
: work slowly
sipgilugwet
: work slowly
siwlugwet
: tired of working
siwnoqigwatg
: straighten it out by hand / straighten it out by hand with a tool / straighten out by combing
sngatigna'teget, sn'katikna'teket
: work on boom / boom
sngatigna'tegewinu, sn'katikna'tekewinu
: rafter / one who gathers logs into booms destined for mill
tallugweg
: how does it work?
tallugwet
: what is he/she doing? / what type of work does he/she do? / what does he/she do?
te'sipowji'j
: young horse / foal / portable work bench (in carpentry) / sawhorse
tellugweg, tel'lukwek
: works in such a way
tellugwet, tel'lukwet
: do such work / works in such a way
temastaqte'muet
: cut hair / barber / hairdresser / barber / hairdresser
tepilugwet
: work enough to... / work enough for...
tewlugwet
: work away from home / work outside the community
toqolugwegl
: two work together / two work in tandem
toqolugwejig
: work together / work in tandem / work in pairs
usgaqan
: fishery / fishing industry
usgewinu
: fisher
wa'we'j
: egg person (deliverer)
wantaqilugwet
: work calmly / work quietly
wejilugweg
: works from... / works because... / reason it works
wejilugwet
: work because / reason for work / work from (location)
wellugweg
: works well
wellugwet
: do good work / works well / do well (in general) / succeed (in general)
wenaqto'sit
: move up (in world) / help oneself up (in the world)
wesgo'tas'g
: worked on
wesigalatl
: tell fortune of
wesuejo'qwa'latl
: undertake / tackle / take on
wesuejo'qwa'toq
: undertake / tackle / take on
wi'gu'lugweg
: work strangely / work weirdly
winpasit
: hustle / try hard
wiuse'j
: butcher / meat handler (cutter)