Kalo/lexicon

The working lexicon for Kalo.

• ARA - Arabic
• ELL - Greek
• ENG - English
• FRE - French
• GER - German
• HIN - Hindi

• JPN - Japanese
• KOR - Korean
• PIE - Proto-Indo-European
• SPA - Spanish
• TUR - Turkish
• ZHO - Mandarin

• adj - adjective
• n - noun
• num - number/numeral
• part - particle
• prep - preposition
• pro - pronoun
• v - verb

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ka

• kasa /ˈka.sa/ from SPA casa

n - house; building

v - dwell; reside

• kan/a /ˈka.na/ from ARA كان

n - existence; occurrence

v - be; exist; occur

• kala/ma /ka.ˈla.ma/ from ARA كلم

n - language; talk; speech

v - talk; speak; discuss

• kai /kaɪ̯/ from ZHO 該

v - should; ought to; need to; have to

• kisa /ˈki.sa/ from SPA quizá

part - perhaps; maybe; if; conditional particle [COND]

• kula /ˈku.la/ from ARA كل

n - all; whole; entire; every; complete; each

• kute /ˈku.te/ from FRE écouter

v - listen; hear

• kun /kun/ from SPA/ZHO con / 跟

prep - with; by means of

v - use; employ

• ke /ke/ from ZHO 個

part - number marker

• ko /ko/ from JAP 個

n - person; individual

pro - he; she [3sg]

• kono /ˈko.no/ from SPA conocer

n - knowledge; awareness; understanding; recognition

v - know; understand; be aware (of); recognize

• kome /ˈko.me/ from SPA comer

v - eat; consume; drink

• koyo /ˈko.jo/ from KALO

part - whose; of who(m)

sa

• sa /sa/ from ARA سَـ

part - future tense particle

• su /su/ from TUR şu

part - that; those (over there)

ta

• ta /ta/ from ZHO 大

v - be large; big; grand

• tanka /ˈtaŋ.ka/ from GER/ENG danke/thank

v - to thank; show appreciation; express gratitude

part/intj - thank you; thanks

• tapo /ˈta.po/ from ZHO 打破

v - damage; wreck; break; destroy

n - destruction; damage

• tenpo /ˈtem.po/ from SPA tiempo

n - time; moment; period

na

• na /na/ from JPN なな

num - seven; 7

• naya /ˈna.ja/ from HIN नया

v - be new; fresh; young

• ne /ne/ from ENG nay

part - no; not; negative [NEG]

pa

• pa /pa/ from ZHO 八

num - eight; 8

• pan /pan/ from ZHO 飯 / SPA pan

n - bread; food; sustenance

• pala /ˈpa.la/ from SPA palabra

n - word; morpheme; lexeme

• pina /ˈpi.na/ from ARA ابن

n - child; offspring; kid

• pu /pu/ from TUR bu

part - this; these (here)

• pen /pen/ from ELL πέντε

num - five; 5

• po /po/ from SPA por

prep - by; for; [be] about

v - [go] through; [move] across

• poka /ˈpo.ka/ from SPA poca

v - be small; little

v - be few; less

• ponte /ˈpon.te/ from ENG ponder

v - think; ponder; consider; weigh

n - thought; idea; consideration

• pone /ˈpo.ne/ from SPA poner

v - to put, to place, to set

ma

• ma /ma/ from ZHO 嗎

part - interrogative particle [Q]

• maka /ˈma.ka/ from ENG make

n - cause; action; happening

v - do; make; cause; happen

• mala /ˈma.la/ from ARA امرأة

n - woman; female; wife

• moto /ˈmo.to/ from SPA modo

n - mood; manner; way; method

ya

• yame /ˈja.me/ from ARA جمع

n - collection; gathering; group; set

v - gather; collect; assemble; unite

la

• laka /ˈla.ka/ from ARA رقم

n - number; digit; amount

v - count; enumerate

• lata /ˈla.ta/ from SPA lata

n - box; bucket; basket; container; vessel

v - carry; tote; transport

• liyo /ˈli.jo/ from ZHO 理由

n - reason; motivation; cause

• le /le/ from ZHO 了

part - past tense marker [PST]

• loka /ˈlo.ka/ from SPA local

n - place; location; point; spot

wa

• wa /wa/ from ZHO 我 / ARA واحد

pro - I; me [1sg]

num - one; 1; single

v - be alone; be singular

• wan /wan/ from ENG want

v - want; desire; wish for

• waya /ˈwa.ja/ from HIN वयस्क

v - grow; mature; develop

n - adult; mature thing

• wite /ˈwi.te/ from PIE weyd

v - look; see; observe; watch; read

• wino /ˈwi.no/ from SPA vino

n - alcohol; beer; wine

v - drink ~

• we /we/ from PIE swéḱs

num - six; 6

• weko /ˈwe.ko/ from SPA hueco

n - door, hole, orifice, window; port

• wenta /ˈwen.ta/ from SPA viento

n - air; wind; void; essence; spirit

• wela /ˈwe.la/ from SPA fuera

prep - outside; exterior

v - leave; exit

a

• amo /ˈa.mo/ from SPA amor

n - love; affection; adoration

v - love; adore; like

• o /o/ from JPN を

part - direct object particle