ala
v · Ibaloi (Inibaloi, Nabaloi)
What does ala mean in Ibaloi?
In Ibaloi, ala is a verb meaning ‘get, take’. Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is an Austronesian language of Benguet province in the northern Philippines.
Source: Sofia Olga Anton, A Handy Guidebook to the Ibaloi Language (2010).
Definition
- vget, take
Inflections & forms
- alam get it, take it
- alam ali give it to me, bring with you
- pan-al-aprogressive getting
- indapast got
- al-enfuture will get
About Ibaloi: Ibaloi (also called Inibaloi or Nabaloi) is the indigenous Cordilleran language of southern Benguet province in the northern Philippines, with approximately 120,000 native speakers. It is part of the Austronesian language family.