afabi

afabi

Choctaw

Etymology

Cognate with Alabama alfabi (“left hand”). Related to Chickasaw ulhfabeka (“left”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

afabi

  1. left, to the left, leftward (relative direction)

References

  • “afabi”, in The Choctaw Dictionary, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
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