ala ː
{частице} {ушем мут} 1. maybe, probably, could be ♢ ala muraltem {ойлончо} maybe I'll sing
♢ ala təj kajet? {ойлончо} perhaps you'll go?
♢ təj ludat ala? {ойлончо} would you maybe read (to me)?
♢ ala ogəm {ойлончо} maybe I won't
2. hardly, doubtful, who knows ♢ tudo toleʃ mo? - ala {ойлончо} is (s)he coming? - who knows
3. (emphatic particle) ♢ ʃonet mo təj məjəm ala? {ойлончо} well, are you thinking about me?
4. sometimes... sometimes, either... or, now... now ♦ ala nij, ala ʃyrtø {муткылдыш} that remains to be seen, it could go either way
♢ ala jyr jyreʃ, ala lum lumeʃ {ойлончо} sometimes it rains, sometimes it snows
5. or ♢ erla tolam ala uke, om pale {ойлончо} I'll come tomorrow or I won't, I don't know
♢ tynø lum ala jyr, palaʃat ok lij {ойлончо} it's raining or snowing outside - it's hard to say
♦ tat͡ɕe ala erla {наречий} today or tomorrow
6. about, roughly ♦ ala kum ij lijeʃ {наречий} about three years ago
♦ ala ʃydø {наречий} roughly a hundred