shilah
See also: Shilah
Navajo
FWOTD – 26 January 2019
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɪ̀lɑ̀h/
Audio: (file)
Noun
shilah
- my older brother, my older sister (of the opposite gender)
- my older maternal cousin (of the opposite gender)
- A respectful greeting for anyone of the opposite gender and similar age.
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shilah | nihilah | danihilah |
| 2nd person | nilah | nihilah | danihilah |
| 3rd person | bilah | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yilah | ||
| 4th person (3a) | halah | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | alah | ||
See also
References
Robert W. Young and William Morgan (1987). The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary. University of New Mexico Press. →ISBN