’ala

High Lulani

al

inanimate mass noun

heat

Derived Terms

’alamusa alUs sun’s heat

’alaxuhha alZ;h heat of the fire

puci’ala oCal summer

naffi’ala n;Fal spring

japa’ala jpal haze

cussi’ala y;Sal to feel hot

Notes

these are just about the only terms of this type. Anything else uses the genitive.

Examples

abstract count noun

temperature degree

Notes*

This temperature scale is set with 0 0 at absolute zero, and 495 230 at the triple point of water.

In ordinary use, temperatures between 450 200 and 675 300 are given without the hundreds place.

*Numbers in bold are in decimal, numbers in italics are in balanced sesquidecimal.