óltaʼ

See also: olta, ólta, òlta, and ółtaʼ

Etymology

ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -l- (classifier, passive) + -taʼ (imperfective stem of root -TAʼ, “to read, to count”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔóltʰɑ̀ʔ/

Verb

óltaʼ

  1. simple passive form of ółtaʼ: reading or counting (of something unspecified) is happening

Noun

óltaʼ

  1. school
    Óltaʼgóó déyá ― I’m going to school.
  2. reading

Derived terms

  • áłchíní ółtaʼígíí (“schoolchild”)
  • báʼóltaʼí (“teacher”)
  • óltaʼ dóó akʼeʼelchí (“reading and writing”)
  • óltaʼádi (“at the school”)
  • óltaʼági (“at the school”)
  • óltaʼdi (“at school”)
  • óltaʼgi (“at school”)
  • óltaʼgo (“while/when the school is/was in session”)
  • óltaʼgóó (“to school”)
  • óltaʼídi (“at school”)
  • óltaʼidóó (“from the school”)
  • óltaʼígíí (“the school”)
  • óltaʼjí (“in school”)
  • óltaʼjįʼ (“as far as the school”)
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