àl̄

Ngam

Etymology

Cognate to Bedjond, ultimately from Proto-Sara *àl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa˨l˧/

Verb

àl̄

1. to ascend

   Sú àl̄ dò̰ó̰ bə̄ kà̰ŗ̄ ɓày ɨ̀sō-nìí jī Tùbòjēmgɨ̄ tɨ́.

   He mounts (into a tree), but a toad falls into the hands of Toubojemgué.

References

• Keegan, John (2014). The Eastern Sara Languages. Ceunca, Spain: Morkeg Books. p. 223.
• Mudiwa, Olukayode (2001). An Analysis of Proto-Sara. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Books. p. 157.