bílaʼ

See also: bila and bílá

Navajo

Etymology

bi- (“his/her”) + álaʼ (“hand”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (NV):

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Noun

bílaʼ

1. (anatomy) his/her hand

   Atʼééyázhí bimá yílaʼ yótąʼ.

   The little girl is holding her mother’s hand.

2. (anatomy, rare) his/her finger

Inflection

possessives of bílaʼ

	singular	duoplural	plural
1st person	shílaʼ	nihílaʼ	danihílaʼ
2nd person	nílaʼ	nihílaʼ	danihílaʼ
3rd person	bílaʼ
4th person (3o)	yílaʼ
4th person (3a)	hálaʼ
Indefinite (3i)	álaʼ