alla tek
The Choctaw word for girl is alla tek.
alla tek is used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of alla, meaning child and tek, meaning female.
Which one should you use?
alla tek (girl) is the female counterpart to alla honovi (boy), which uses the male marker honovi.
Did you know?
- The Choctaw language belongs to the Muskogean family, where gender marking is a distinct feature that differentiates it from many neighboring language families.
- The word tek functions as a linguistic indicator for femininity that can be embedded into many other female-related terms throughout the language.
- Because alla means 'child', using the phrase for an adult woman would be considered a linguistic error that fundamentally changes the person's perceived age.
Examples in context
- Alla tek piloli.The girl is sleeping.
- Alla tek isto.The girl is eating.
Example conversation
Mary and Robert are looking at a family photo.
- MaryAlla tek hikan?Who is this girl?
- RobertAlla tek hachi hino.That girl is my daughter.
- MaryAlla tek hili.The girl is cute.
- RobertHina hili.She is cute.
