ła'at [ła'at]
1. common noun. ball; basketball
../mp3s/l-bar/la'at-02-em-hb-02.mp3 Aam dm sag̱ayt g̱ała'at'm dziła g̱awdim a gwa̱'a̱. We should all play ball when we are finished here.
../mp3s/l-bar/la'at3-em-hb-02.mp3 K'waatga ła'ats Paul. Paul's ball is missing.
../mp3s/a/aksxoolga-vn-hb-01.mp3 'Liit'aa 'wii ła'at da xłip ts'iwaan sg̱an hałoomgyemk. There's a big ball on top of the flagpole.
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2. intransitive verb. play basketball
Xstaa nłaanu ła ła'at da Kxeen. My team won when they were playing in Prince Rupert.

Related entries: dibaała'at  football | ha'liła'at  ball field | kwła̱a̱xs ła'at  play soccer/soccer ball | k'yina ła'at  visiting team | Spelling Variant ła't  ball play/basketball | yets ła'at  ball

Bibliographic sources: Dunn, Practical Dictionary entry: 1292.
Source: Draft Dictionary entry.