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niłlaʼ

noun

LanguageAhtna (United States)

Meaning
  1. indefinite possessed form of -laʼ
  2. indefinite possessed form of hand
  3. This word refers to someone's hand in an indefinite way, meaning it is not specified whose hand it is. It is a possessed form used when the owner is not explicitly named.
Examples

Niłlaʼ ts'eʼ dghat.

A hand is injured.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed when referring to a hand in a general sense without a specific owner.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.