вʼала

Alutor
Вʼала

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *wala (“knife”). Cognate to Chukchi валы (walə), Kerek вала (wala) and Koryak вала (wala).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.la/

Noun

вʼала (wala) (dual вʼалат, plural вʼалавʼвʼи)

  1. knife
    Матка талгуӈи гавʼалата?
    Will he kill the reindeer with a knife?
    Гымнан такмитын уттин вʼала.
    I bought a wooden knife.

Derived terms
  • вʼалаткук
  • вʼалаюлгын

References
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