Kala/affixes/use
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These are the functional affixes used in Kala, by usage.
Verbal modifiers
Tense
- -hye marks Recent past tense (REC) (action just finished)
- from aye + -hi
- ota namyo akyahye - father 1pl.GEN wake-REC - Our father just woke.
- -tli marks the Future Tense (FUT)
- from atli
- naka tahi tlepatli - woman boy teach-FUT - The woman will teach the boy.
- -tlai marks the Immediate Future (IMM)
- -ye marks the Past Tense (PST)
- from aye
- naka mita anyaye - woman dog see-PST - The woman saw the dog.
Aspect
- -pua marks the Perfective (PFV)
- from opua
- kam inapua - 3pl eat-PFV - They have eaten.
- -nko marks the Progressive (PROG/CONT)
- from nkoso
- na ke niye pukunko - 1s O undergarment wear-CONT - I am wearing underclothes.
- -mu marks the Inchoative (INCH)
- from mula
- nahi yotimu - girl play-INCH - The girl begins to play.
- -nua marks the Frequentative (FREQ)
- from nua
- tlaka ke apua tlatonua - man O song recite-FREQ - The man recites the song repetitively.
Mood
- -pa marks the Abilitative (ABIL)
- from pala
- na mokuyepak - 1s sleep-PST-ABIL-NEG - I was unable to sleep.
- nam mue pana ke mauam anyapak - 1pl without rain O flower-PL see-ABIL-NEG - We cannot see the flowers without rain.
- -po marks the Compulsive (COMP)
- from nipo
- ke ntahi mokupoye - O child sleep-COMP-PST - The child was compelled to sleep.
- -pya marks the Attemptative (ATT)
- from upya
- neko ke panya matapya - cat O mouse kill-ATT - The cat is trying to kill the mouse.
- ima ha inapyak - now 3s eat-ATT-NEG - She hasn't tried to eat yet.
- -te marks the Precative (PREC)
- from teya
- ke asi yetate - O salt give-PREC - Will you please pass me the salt?
- simate - sit-PREC - Please, sit.
- -k marks Negation (NEG)
- from nke
- mita inak - dog eat-NEG - The dog doesn't eat.
- ya simak - VOC sit-NEG - Don't sit.
- This suffix is changes to -nke when preceding syllable contains /k/. See -nke
- -kya marks the Hortative (HORT)
- from kya
- inakya - eat-HORT - Let's eat!
- -kyo marks "do ~ quickly" (quick) (This is a type of imperative.)
- from kyolo
- ua'ekyo - upward-quick - Get up!
- kuama nam inakyo - always 1pl eat-quick - We always eat quickly.
- -nke marks Negation (NEG)
- from nke
- ha akanke - 3s drive-NEG - She doesn't drive.
- ya etla tsekanke - VOC P.4s pull-NEG - Don't pull it.
- This suffix is only used when the preceding syllable contains /k/. See -k
- -myo marks the Permissive (PERM)
- from myonta
- ta ke hina simamyok - 2s O here sit-PERM-NEG - You are not allowed to sit here.
- -ne marks the Propositive (PROP)
- from neya
- ta mokune - 2s sleep-PROP - You should sleep.
- -sue marks the Preparative (PREP)
- from yaso
- na inasue - 1s eat-PREP - I'm ready to eat.
- -he marks the Necessitative (NEC)
- from heya
- nahi na'amyo nya mase onyohe - daughter 1pl.EXCL.GEN for dance learn-NEC - Our daughter needs to learn to dance.
- ta yalahek - 2s go-NEC-NEG - You don't need to go.
- -ue marks the Desiderative (DES)
- from ueha or ueyo
- na inaue - 1s eat-DES - I want to eat. / I intend to eat.
- kamena mehaueyek - 3pl-P.1s hit-DES-PST-NEG - They did not intend to hit me.
Evidentiality
- -tai "so-called" (so.called)
- from ata
- kamahitai taha - village-so.called be.big - The so-called village is large.
- indicates that the speaker thinks what he is referencing is not actually represented by the noun
- kamahitai taha - village-so.called be.big - The so-called village is large.
- -ke marks the Dubitative (DUB)
- from ketsa
- ha tsakahueke - 3s home-LOC-DUB - I guess he is at home. lit: He is at home, supposedly.
- kam inyake - 3pl hunger-DUB - (It's doubtful that) they are hungry.
- -nu marks Hearsay (HSY)
- from anu
- ha inanu - 3s eat-HSY - She eats (I hear). / (It's said) She is eating.
- -nya marks Visual Sensory (VIS)
- from anya
- ke kana kupayenya - O chief die-PST-VIS - The chief died. and I saw it
- -ho marks the Assumptive (ASS)
- from toho
- naka hinaho - woman be.here-ASS - The woman must be here. (I assume) (also used as "assertive")
- -tsi marks Evidential (EVID)
- from kotsi
- nahi nya katso ke punka tsametsi - girl for meal O fruit gather-EVID - The girl is collecting fruit for dinner.
Nominal
Derivational
- -pe marks "piece; part of ~" (part)
- from peya
- mita ke inape yatsi - dog O food-part chew - The dog is chewing the morsel.
- -pu marks "clothing of/for ~" (wear)
- from puku
- naya tayo ke anapu nomo ka - wife 2sg.GEN O head-wear like Q - Does your wife like hats?
- -pyo marks "disease (of ~); ill; sick" (ill)
- from pyoki
- ha ke tsinipyo yoha - 3sg O sugar-ill have - He has diabetes.
- -pao marks "crooked; warped; unbalanced" (warp)
- from payo
- ke mita hayo anyapao yoha - O dog 3sg.GEN eye-warp have - Her dog has a crooked eye (Strabismus).
- -mpu marks "~ formed/shaped" (shape)
- from umpu
- na'am ke panu tsakampu inaye - 1pl.EXCL O cake house-shape eat-PST - We ate a house-shaped cake.
Gender
- -ta marks the Masculine (MASC)
- from tlaka
- mo ke umata hayo ka - place O horse-MASC 3s.GEN Q - Where's her stallion?
- -nta marks "relative; kin" (kin)
- from nata
- ntaku - sibling - sibling
- ntaya - kin-marriage - spouse
- This suffix is also used when gender is neutral, or ambivalent.
- -na marks the Feminine (FEM)
- from naka
- mo ke umana hayo ka - place O horse-FEM 3s.GEN Q - Where's his mare?
Quantity
- -pye marks the Excessive (EXC)
- from kupye
- itanu tahapye - PROX-plate big-EXC - This plate is too big.
- ti- marks a Multiple (MUL)
- from tiha
- tiueta'o - MUL-ten-two - duodecuple
- ki- marks Ordinal numbers (ORD)
- from tsuki
- kiha'o - ORD-three - third / 3rd
- -kua marks "all of ~; every ~" (all)
- from kua
- mitakua ina ma moku - dog-all eat and sleep - All dogs eat and sleep.
- -m marks the Plural (PL)
- from ma
- nam ke mitam yoha - 1pl O dog-PL have - We have dogs.
- This suffix changes to "-lo" when the preceding syllable contains a /m/, /mp/, and sometimes a /p/, also, when the word begins with a vowel.
- nam ke mitam yoha - 1pl O dog-PL have - We have dogs.
- -mi marks the Paucal (PAU)
- from mi (originally from -m "plural" + -hi "diminutive")
- yemua mitami moku - yonder dog-PAU sleep - A few dogs are asleep over there.
- tli- marks the Collective (COL)
- from tatli
- tlimita malo tala - COL-dog brown come - A pack of brown dogs is coming.
- -li marks "each; every" (each)
- from oli
- mitali inapua - dog-each eat-PFV - Each dog has eaten.
- -lo marks the Plural (PL)
Quality
- -mpo marks "bad; unfavorable; unpleasant" (bad)
- from mala
- ke naku nayo kehampo - O sister 1s.GEN body-bad - My sister is infirmed.
- -ni marks "fine/pleasant/nice ~" (nice)
- from niha
- ha inanimyaye - 3s food-nice-CAUS-PST - He made nice food.
- yomani - day-nice - Good day. / Hello.
Deixis
- ua- marks the Medial (MED)
- from uatla
- uamita malo - MED-dog brown - That brown dog (by you).
- ye- marks the Distal (DIST)
- from yetla
- yemitampa - DIST-dog-many - Those many dogs (over there).
- i- marks the Proximal (PROX)
- from itla
- imitami - PROX-dog-PAU - These few dogs (by me).