Contionary:kalineh

Chlouvānem

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [käɴ̆ineħ]

(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [kɐɴ̆ineχ]

Noun

kalineh

1. a female's younger sister

   lili mæn emibe buneya kalinyāt no jali.

   I have one older sister and two younger sisters.

Inflection

2-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	kalineh	kalinyāt	kalinyai
Vocative	kalinei
Accusative	kalinyu	kalinēṣa	kalineih
Ergative	kalinei	kalinyāra	kalinyān
Genitive	kalini	kalineva	kalinyumi
Translative	kalinen	kalinerį	kalinēt
Exessive	kalinet	kalinebhan	kalinemān
Essive	kalinęs	kalinenne	kalinēm
Dative	kalinyom	kalinerį	kalinesām
Ablative	kalinyų	kalinebhan	kalinenīs
Locative	kalinye	kalinenne	kalinelīm
Instrumental	kalinap	kalinebhan	kalinenīka

Usage notes

When used in relation to oneself it usually means "the youngest sister in the family".

Related terms

• buneya (a female's older sister)
• ñæltah ((a male's) sister)