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= Nouns = | |||
Nouns only decline for number and possession. They are altered with '''-lo''' to show plurality, and possessiveness with '''-yo'''. | |||
== Pronouns == | |||
'''kalama''' has three basic pronouns; '''wa''' [1sg], '''ni''' [2sg], and '''ko''' [3sg]. These do not indicate gender. | |||
= Verbs = | |||
Verbs do not change and are only ever modified by particles. | |||
== Tense == | |||
Past tense is indicated by the particle '''le''' following the verb. Future tense is indicated by the particle '''sa'''. | |||
* '''ko ne kome le''' | |||
: <small>3sg NEG eat PST</small> | |||
: ''He didn't eat.'' | |||
* '''walo wite sa ko''' | |||
: <small>1pl see FUT 3sg</small> | |||
: ''We will see her.'' | |||
=palalo= | =palalo= | ||
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* '''kasa''' - house; building; apartment; room; residence | * '''kasa''' - house; building; apartment; room; residence | ||
* '''kata''' - speak; talk; language | * '''kata''' - speak; talk; language | ||
* '''kome''' - eat; consume | * '''kome''' - eat; consume | ||
* '''koye''' - some; a few; a little | * '''koye''' - some; a few; a little | ||
* '''kula''' - all; whole; entire; every; complete | * '''kula''' - all; whole; entire; every; complete | ||
===l=== | ===l=== | ||
* '''loka''' - place; location; spot; point | * '''loka''' - place; location; spot; point | ||
* '''loma''' - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button | * '''loma''' - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button | ||
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* '''nama''' - sleep; rest; relax | * '''nama''' - sleep; rest; relax | ||
* '''ne''' - no; not; negative | * '''ne''' - no; not; negative | ||
* '''note''' - night; darkness | * '''note''' - night; darkness | ||
* '''nun''' - nine | * '''nun''' - nine | ||
===o=== | ===o=== | ||
* '''o''' - direct object particle | * '''o''' - direct object particle | ||
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* '''pu''' - this; these | * '''pu''' - this; these | ||
===s=== | ===s=== | ||
* '''san''' - three; triple | * '''san''' - three; triple | ||
* '''si''' - four | * '''si''' - four | ||
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* '''tani''' - be aware of; know; understand | * '''tani''' - be aware of; know; understand | ||
* '''tu''' - two; double; duo | * '''tu''' - two; double; duo | ||
===u=== | ===u=== | ||
* '''u''' - and; also; too; as well | * '''u''' - and; also; too; as well | ||
* '''un''' - one; single; alone | * '''un''' - one; single; alone | ||
===w=== | ===w=== | ||
* '''we''' - six | * '''we''' - six | ||
* '''wite''' - see; look; watch; observe | * '''wite''' - see; look; watch; observe | ||
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: <small>1sg know 3sg</small> | : <small>1sg know 3sg</small> | ||
: ''I know her.'' | : ''I know her.'' | ||
* '''ma loka kasa niyo''' | * '''ma loka kasa niyo''' | ||
: <small>Q place house 2sg.GEN</small> | : <small>Q place house 2sg.GEN</small> | ||
: ''Where is your house?'' | : ''Where is your house?'' | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 27 April 2018
Nouns
Nouns only decline for number and possession. They are altered with -lo to show plurality, and possessiveness with -yo.
Pronouns
kalama has three basic pronouns; wa [1sg], ni [2sg], and ko [3sg]. These do not indicate gender.
Verbs
Verbs do not change and are only ever modified by particles.
Tense
Past tense is indicated by the particle le following the verb. Future tense is indicated by the particle sa.
- ko ne kome le
- 3sg NEG eat PST
- He didn't eat.
- walo wite sa ko
- 1pl see FUT 3sg
- We will see her.
palalo
a
- aku / ku - hundred
- ama - but; yet; however
- awa - or; either
- ayo - any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever
e
- enpo - be away from; move away
i
- ila - be near; move toward; in direction of
k
- kasa - house; building; apartment; room; residence
- kata - speak; talk; language
- kome - eat; consume
- koye - some; a few; a little
- kula - all; whole; entire; every; complete
l
- loka - place; location; spot; point
- loma - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
m
- ma - interrogative particle
- malu - be small; little; tiny
- mila - thousand
- muki - ocean; sea; bay
n
- na - seven
- nama - sleep; rest; relax
- ne - no; not; negative
- note - night; darkness
- nun - nine
o
- o - direct object particle
- oma - female parent
- opa - male parent
p
- pa - eight
- pala - word; morpheme; unit of language
- pan - food; bread
- paya - white; whiteness
- peka - run; flee; move quickly
- pen - five
- pu - this; these
s
- san - three; triple
- si - four
- simu - letter (of the alphabet)
- su - that; those
- sunya - zero; nothing
t
- ta - be large; big; grand
- tani - be aware of; know; understand
- tu - two; double; duo
u
- u - and; also; too; as well
- un - one; single; alone
w
- we - six
- wite - see; look; watch; observe
y
- ya - vocative / imperative particle
- yati - hand; arm
- ye - ten
- yo / -yo - have; hold; contain
- yu - be in; at; on
- yuma - day; daylight
- yunta - gather; collect; amass
phrases
- wa tani ko
- 1sg know 3sg
- I know her.
- ma loka kasa niyo
- Q place house 2sg.GEN
- Where is your house?
