adj.

a. wa-deʰ ˁag ŝíbɛb wa-ˁougénoʰ ḳéḷeʰ ‘And the man was old, and the girl was young’ (CSOL II 24:1)

b. wa-kíˀi ˁag deʰ ḳaḷ ke-ḥámitš ‘And the younger man remained with his sister-in-law’ (CSOL I 19:5)

c. hóhon ḳaḷ be-ˀóˀḥo fáḥre ‘I am the youngest among my brothers’ (field notes)

‘Young’ (a)

‘Younger’ (b)

‘Youngest’ (c)

• ḳaḷέḷhɛn 1. husband of the woman to whom one’s child is given for raising; 2. small (a child)
• ḳaḷ 1. to be young; 2. to be few, little