adaxlye ʔa³³ta⁵⁵-yɛ³³n.名fifth oldest older sister; youngest of the older sisters五姐/wǔ jiě/1. Reduplication for this form i.e. /adaxlyelye/, is not common.There are five levels for the term 'older sister'. If a person actually has five older sisters, the older sister that is closest to him/her in age is: /adaxl(yel)ye/; the next one or second one going up in age is: /adaxl(qie)qie/; the third one going up in age is: /adaxl(bbaex)bbaex/; the fourth one going up in age is: /adaxl(leix)leix/; the fifth one going up in age, i.e. the oldest sister is: /adaxl(vaer)vaer/.adaxlya ʔa³³ta⁵⁵-ya³³

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