ელა-

Laz

Alternative forms

• ილა- (ila-) — Chkhala, Batumi

Preverb

ელა- • (ela-) (Latin spelling ela-) (Atina, Vizha, Artasheni, Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa)

1. up on a slightly inclined place

   ‎ელა- (ela-) + ‎ულუნ (ulun, “S/he goes”) → ‎ელულუნ (elulun, “S/he ascends on a slightly incline”)

2. on one side

   ‎ელა- (ela-) + ‎ხედ- (xed-, “to sit”) → ‎ელახედუნ (elaxedun, “S/he sits to the side”)

3. Function unknown

Usage notes

• It becomes ელვ- (elv-) before ა (a) in Atina, Vizha, and Artasheni dialects, and ელ- (el-) in Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects.
• It becomes ელ- (el-) before ო (o) in Atina, Vitse-Arkabi and Khopa dialects, and ელვ- (elv-) in Vizha and Artasheni dialects.
• It becomes ელ- (el-) before ი (i) and უ (u).
• It becomes ელე- (ele-) before ვა (va), ბა (ba), ვი (vi), ბი (bi), ვო (vo), ბო (bo), ვუ (vu), ბუ (bu), მა (ma), გა (ga), მი (mi), გი (gi), მო (mo) and გო (go).

Further reading

• Kojima, Gôichi (2012–) “ela-”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı‎^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ელა-”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi