вʼала

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Вʼала

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

References

Koryak

Etymology

From Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *wala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: вʼа‧ла

Noun

вʼала (wala)

  1. knife

References

  • T. A. Moll, editor (1960), “вʼала”, in Корякско-русский словарь [Koryak-Russian dictionary]‎, Учпедгиз, page 16
  • A. N. Zhukova (1972) Грамматика корякского языка [A grammar of the Koryak language]‎, Leningrad: Наука, page 9