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| = Basic =
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| == greetings ==
| | <big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big> |
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| * '''yata''' - <small>greet/farewell</small> - ''Hello. / Goodbye.''
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| * '''iyomani''' - <small>PROX-day-nice</small> - ''Good day/morning.''
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| * '''ipuamani''' - <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> - ''Good night/evening.''
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| * '''to tayo ka''' - <small>manner 2S.POSS Q</small> - ''How are you?''
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| * '''niha, nyasa''' - <small>fine thank</small> - ''Fine, thank you.''
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| == meeting ==
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| * '''ke ata tayo ka''' - <small>O name 2S.POSS Q</small> - ''What is your name?''
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| * '''____ ke ata nayo''' - <small>____ O name 1S.POSS</small> - ''____ is my name.''
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| * '''ya pesoni''' - <small>VOC meet-nice</small> - ''Nice to meet you.''
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| == civilities ==
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| * '''tsepa'''
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| : <small>please</small>
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| : ''Please.''
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| * '''nyasa'''
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| : <small>thank</small>
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| : ''Thank you.''
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| * '''nyasampa'''
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| : <small>thank-much</small>
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| : ''Thank you very much.''
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| * '''hako'''
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| : <small>welcome</small>
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| : ''You're welcome.''
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| * '''munyek'''
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| : <small>problem-NEG</small>
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| : ''No problem.''
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| * '''yali(te)'''
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| : <small>pardon-(PREC)</small>
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| : ''Excuse me.''<br>(getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
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| * '''na koya'''
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| : <small>1S apologize</small>
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| : ''I'm sorry.''
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| * '''tama'''
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| : <small>good</small>
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| : ''It's okay/fine.''<br>(polite response to “I’m sorry”)
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| = Communicating =
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| * '''na ke kala unyak'''
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| : <small>1sg O language know-NEG</small>
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| : ''I don't speak Kala.''
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| * '''ta ke enkalatla unya ka'''
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| : <small>2sg O England-language know Q</small>
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| : ''Do you know English?''
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| * '''kola ke enkalatla unyatle hina ka'''
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| : <small>AG-INDEF O England-language know-REL be.here Q</small>
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| : ''Is there someone here who speaks English?''
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| * '''yote!'''
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| : <small>help</small>
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| : ''Help!'' (in emergecies)
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| * '''na unyak'''
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| : <small>1sg understand-NEG</small>
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| : ''I don't understand.''
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| * '''mo pokomo ka'''
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| : <small>place urinate-place Q</small>
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| : ''Where's the pisser?'' (informal)
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| * '''mo uetse ka'''
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| : <small>place toilet Q</small>
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| : ''Where is the toilet?'' (polite)
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| = Problems =
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| * '''ya utse'''
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| : <small>VOC exclude</small>
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| : ''Leave me alone.''
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| * '''na uehak'''
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| : <small>1S want-NEG</small>
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| : ''I don't want it!''
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| :: (useful for people who come up trying to sell you something)
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| * '''ya matok'''
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| : <small>VOC touch-NEG</small>
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| : ''Don't touch me!''
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| * '''na ke tsonyo nyalotli'''
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| : <small>1S O police phone-FUT</small>
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| : ''I'll call the police!''
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| * '''tsonyo'''
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| : <small>police</small>
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| : ''Police!''
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| * '''ya nusuko'''
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| : <small>VOC steal-AG</small>
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| : ''Stop, Thief!''
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| * '''ya matok'''
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| : <small>VOC touch-NEG</small>
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| : ''Don't touch me!''
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| == Asking for help ==
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| * '''ena yotehe'''
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| : <small>P.1S help-NEC</small>
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| : ''I need help.''
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