Contionary:ñæltah

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Unknown, likely from a pre-Chlouvānem language of the Jade Coast (Laiputaši, Old Kaṃradeši, or ancient Tamukayi).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [ɲɛɴ̆täħ]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [ɲɛɴ̆tɐχ]

Noun

ñæltah (1h declension)

1. a male's sister

   lilyā ñæltah šermāljǣšęs.

   My sister is a pupil in an elementary school.

2. (dual or plural, collective) two or more sisters from a third person's point of view

   amabu lūṣya no ñæltāt jali.

   Amabu and Lūṣya are sisters.

3. (dual or plural, collective) siblings

   amabuyi lūṣya ga kalineh turgandām ga glūkam no jali. amabu lūṣya no turgandām no ñæltai jali.

   Amabu has a younger sister, Lūṣya, and a brother, Turgandām. Amabu, Lūṣya, and Turgandām are siblings.

4. peer, brother (metaphorical)

   tailcārē milkatsām nali hiṃħamiṃte. yūk ñæltai jali!

   We fight for a common cause. We are brothers!

Inflection

1-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	ñæltah	ñæltāt	ñæltai
Vocative	ñælte
Accusative	ñæltu	ñæltāṣa	ñæltaih
Ergative	ñæltei	ñæltāra	ñæltān
Genitive	ñælti	ñælteva	ñæltumi
Translative	ñæltan	ñæltarį	ñæltēt
Exessive	ñæltat	ñæltabhan	ñæltamān
Essive	ñæltęs	ñæltanne	ñæltēm
Dative	ñæltom	ñæltarį	ñæltasām
Ablative	ñæltų	ñæltabhan	ñæltanīs
Locative	ñælte	ñæltanne	ñæltalīm
Instrumental	ñæltap	ñæltabhan	ñæltanīka

Synonyms

• (siblings): ñæltilāṇa (formal)

Related terms

• buneya (a female's older sister)
• glūkam ((a female's) brother)
• kalineh (a female's younger sister)
• nālis (a male's younger brother)
• praškas (a male's older brother)