adj.

a. aḷ-yóugod tan ḥéḷɛf ḳanínhin áḷḷaʰ ‘May no piercing-eyed man hurt us, Lord God’ (CSOL I 23:13)

b. tóˀo énkaˁk nɔ́fin ṣáreʰ ḥeḷéfeʰ šeḳṭéboʰ énhi suwá ‘When I brought for myself a sharp knife, I was able to cut it (the water-melon) in a proper way.’ (field notes)

• ḥéḷef to be sharp
• ḥᵃḷef to sharpen