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For a person (patient ma-) to be somewhat old, when teeth begin to fall out, and characteristically when wrinkles and gray hair appear.
malā'ay Will be somewhat old; nalā'ay Is somewhat old.
ala'āyan.
The oldness of an old person or of something old.
Ag'agay ala'āyan hi unta tutummung ti adi bumī'ah di odol.
(One's) oldness is early if one always stays at home because the body will not become strong.
anala'āyan.
(from a-an + nalā'ay)
One's old age, when teeth begin to fall out and characteristically when one begins to get wrinkles and gray hair.
la'la'ay
(from lā'ay + CVC-)
For a person (patient ma-) to be quite old, characterized by being somewhat feeble and no longer able to work away from the homesite area.
allā'ay
(from lā'ay + a- + -C-)
For a person (patient ma-) to be very old; characterized by being feeble and no longer able to cook, sweep or independently care for oneself.