Stem with modifying proclitic composed of: am=1 serving for, halaayt spiritual power/shaman/sacred dance performance
common noun. frontlet; chief's headdress; regalia
Ksa sm'ooygit int hoy amhalaayt. Only chiefs wear headdresses.
![Master carver Henry Green, modelling an amhalaayt he carved for a sm'oogit (2001). missing: ../jpgs/a/amhalayt-hg.jpg](../jpgs/a/amhalayt-hg.jpg)
Master carver Henry Green, modelling an amhalaayt he carved for a sm'oogit (2001).