álaʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Etymology

Has been compared to Ket лаңат (laŋat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ́lɑ̀ʔ/

Noun

álaʼ

  1. hand
  2. (rare) finger
    bílaʼashdlaʼiihuman being (literally, “the five-fingered one”)

Inflection

Possessives of álaʼ
singular duoplural plural
1st person shílaʼ nihílaʼ danihílaʼ
2nd person nílaʼ nihílaʼ danihílaʼ
3rd person bílaʼ
4th person (3o) yílaʼ
4th person (3a) hálaʼ
Indefinite (3i) álaʼ

Derived terms