ala
{частице} {ушем мут} 1. maybe, probably, could be
♢ ala muraltem {ойлончо} maybe I'll sing
♢ ala tə̑j kajet? {ойлончо} perhaps you'll go?
♢ tə̑j ludat ala? {ойлончо} would you maybe read (to me)?
♢ ala ogə̑m {ойлончо} maybe I won't
2. hardly, doubtful, who knows
♢ tudo toleš mo? - ala {ойлончо} is (s)he coming? - who knows
3. (emphatic particle)
♢ šonet mo tə̑j mə̑jə̑m ala? {ойлончо} well, are you thinking about me?
4. sometimes... sometimes, either... or, now... now
♦ ala nij, ala šürtö {муткылдыш} that remains to be seen, it could go either way
♢ ala jür jüreš, ala lum lumeš {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
♢ tünö lum ala jür, palašat ok lij {ойлончо} it's raining or snowing outside - it's hard to say
♦ tač́e ala erla {наречий} today or tomorrow
6. about, roughly
♦ ala kum ij liješ {наречий} about three years ago
♦ ala šüdö {наречий} roughly a hundred
