álaʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Has been compared to Ket лаңат (laŋat).
Noun
[edit]álaʼ
- hand
- (rare) finger
- bílaʼashdlaʼii ― human being (literally, “the five-fingered one”)
Inflection
[edit]| 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 | ||