jală (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


jală

jală

Transitivity / Valency

intransitive verb takes one argument, e.g. The bird(1) flies.

Lexical Aspect

  • Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
  • Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Motion

Pronunciation

IPA: /Ʝalaɪ/

Translations

  • English: to fly, to soar
  • Polish: latać, frunąć

Example sentence

John ni Itaŕi nijală nå. John is now preparing to fly (starts to fly) to Italy.

Alternative Forms

x

Etymology

ja (And/Connection?) + (looseness).

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

  • aśù (To walk - land motion).

Derived terms

  • jalăshá (Bird).
  • gadăjală (Giant flier/bird).