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* '''ka''' - interrogative particle
* '''ka''' - interrogative particle
* '''kana''' - to lead, command | chief, leader
* '''kata''' - nature, universe | essence
* '''kata''' - nature, universe | essence
* '''kala''' - to speak, talk, say | language, dialect
* '''kalo''' - be difficult | burden | cumbersome
* '''kama''' - village, town, city
* '''kama''' - village, town, city
* '''kana''' - to lead, command | chief, leader
* '''kasuma''' - onion
* '''kasuma''' - onion
* '''kaua''' - coffee
* '''kaua''' - coffee
* '''kala''' - to speak, talk, say | language, dialect
* '''kalo''' - be difficult | burden | cumbersome
* '''kayoma''' - From '''ka'o''' + '''yoma''' - Wednesday (seventh day of the '''[[Kala]]''' week)
* '''kayoma''' - From '''ka'o''' + '''yoma''' - Wednesday (seventh day of the '''[[Kala]]''' week)
* '''ketla''' - red | blood | to bleed
* '''ketla''' - red | blood | to bleed
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* '''kito''' - symbol | mark | glyph
* '''kito''' - symbol | mark | glyph
* '''ko''' - person | agentive
* '''ko''' - person | agentive
* '''kopa''' - mushroom | fungi
* '''koni''' - skunk
* '''koni''' - skunk
* '''kono''' - gray | stone, rock
* '''kono''' - gray | stone, rock
* '''koli''' - from Korean: [[Wiktionary:꼬리|꼬리]] - n. tail /appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus
* '''koli''' - from Korean: [[Wiktionary:꼬리|꼬리]] - n. tail /appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus
* '''kopa''' - mushroom | fungi
* '''ko'o''' - number, amount, quantity | to count
* '''ko'o''' - number, amount, quantity | to count
* '''kue'a''' - ''n.'' deer / cervine
* '''kue'a''' - ''n.'' deer / cervine
* '''kuna''' - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate
* '''kuna''' - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate
* '''kulu''' - all, every, each
* '''kua''' - all, every, each
* '''kuya''' - green | grass, foliage
* '''kuya''' - green | grass, foliage



Revision as of 14:33, 5 February 2010


Main Article: Kala

See also: Thematic Lexicon


General Lexica

  • The majority of lexical units in Kala can have multiple roles.
  • Most have a primary role, such as verb, noun or adjective, but almost all can serve in at least two roles.
  • Because of this, this list is sorted alphabetically and not by part of speech or category.


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k

  • ka - interrogative particle
  • kana - to lead, command | chief, leader
  • kata - nature, universe | essence
  • kala - to speak, talk, say | language, dialect
  • kalo - be difficult | burden | cumbersome
  • kama - village, town, city
  • kasuma - onion
  • kaua - coffee
  • kayoma - From ka'o + yoma - Wednesday (seventh day of the Kala week)
  • ketla - red | blood | to bleed
  • kipa - tooth | to bite, chew
  • kita - to greet, welcome | hello, hi
  • kito - symbol | mark | glyph
  • ko - person | agentive
  • koni - skunk
  • kono - gray | stone, rock
  • koli - from Korean: 꼬리 - n. tail /appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus
  • kopa - mushroom | fungi
  • ko'o - number, amount, quantity | to count
  • kue'a - n. deer / cervine
  • kuna - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate
  • kua - all, every, each
  • kuya - green | grass, foliage

n

  • naso - wolf, lupine
  • naha - river, stream | lake, pond
  • naho - to regulate | rule | grammar
  • nayoma - From na'o + yoma - Thursday (first day of the Kala week)
  • nyahi - white | snow | to snow
  • nye - n. reason, cause | adv. because
  • nyeli - pink
  • nika - dog, canine
  • no - thing | instrument | object

t

  • ta - From Arabic: انت or from Nahuatl: teh - pron. second person singular / you | suf. indicating masculine gender
  • taka - honor, respect, esteem
  • takolo - peach (tree or fruit)
  • tam - From Arabic: أنتم - pron. second person plural / you
  • tama - good / well / favorable / effective
  • tasa - hunt, track | scout / seek
  • taha - big, grand, large
  • tala - come (back) | return
  • tali - metal
  • tayoma - From ta'o + yoma - Friday (second day of the Kala week)
  • teyo - die | death | (be) dead
  • tima - blood | bleed
  • tiya - bread (flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour)
  • to - method, manner | way
  • topa - bed, mattress | any piece of furniture to sleep on
  • tohi - especially cabbage, but including cauliflower and other varieties of Brassica oleracea

l

m

  • ma - and, also, as well | plus | more
  • mata - to kill, murder
  • mala - bad, unfavorable, negative
  • matla - stew, casserole, goulash
  • maya - water, fluid | wet
  • mayoma - From ma'o + yoma - Sunday (fourth day of the Kala week)
  • metla - to whistle | sound of wind | flute
  • mitla - arrow, dart
  • mo - to locate, place | locative | location [where]
  • muloku - arrowhead / pointed part of an arrow

p

  • pato - from Spanish: pato - n. duck, aquatic bird of the family Anatidae / flesh of a duck used as food
  • pamya - okra, ladies' fingers
  • pana - (to) rain | perspire, moisten | dew
  • pa'o - num. eight / kipa'o - eighth, eight times / ipa'o - an eighth, 1/8
  • petsa - mild, soft
  • pila - to saw, rip, crush
  • po - pref. attached to kinship terms to show a relationship by marriage
  • puna - dirt, soil | sand

s

  • satani - tick / arthropod
  • sakana - fish, any cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water
  • sama - sun / solar / star
  • sahi - color
  • sala - room / chamber / section
  • seta - smooth / silk / flat
  • seka - dry / sharp / strict
  • seya - seal / stamp
  • sima - sit / recline / relax
  • sinta - snake
  • sinu - sand / beach / finely ground rock
  • suka - pig / hog / swine
  • suha - tongue / mouth / taste

ts

  • tsaka - home / house / building
  • tsa'i - tea
  • tsala - paste / sauce
  • tsayoma - From tsa'o + yoma - Tuesday (sixth day of the Kala week)
  • tsili - attempt / try
  • tsiya - freedom / liberty
  • tsoma - tobacco
  • tsola - fox / Vulpine
  • tsuala - tree
  • tsuku - blue / sky
  • tsukuala - lizard
  • tsumpa - buy / purchase

tl

  • tlatsa - fire / burn / hot
  • tlayo - to wed, marry | marriage, matrimony
  • tlela - to wash, bathe | clean, pure
  • -tli - future tense affix
  • tlito - bread, baked with sauce and other assorted toppings

h

  • hani - land | a country or region
  • hika - to stop, halt | wait
  • hina - near, close, here

a

  • a - v. to be / exist | adv. yes
  • aposi - outhouse, toilette
  • apo - genitalia
  • apota - penis
  • apona - vagina
  • apua - sing / music / song
  • ata - n. name | noun / v. to (be) name(d)
  • ato - body, anatomy | corpse
  • ato'a - torso | chest, belly
  • akala - From Spanish: agalla - n. gill / lung / breathing organ
  • ama - time, year, season
  • ani - wish, hope | to aspire
  • ahi - potato
  • ala - to be born | to birth
  • aya - beauty | to be beautiful
  • a'e - From Spanish: a - prep. to / at / toward | in the direction of and arriving at

ya

  • yato - finger | hand
  • yaka - arm, leg | appendage
  • yama - mountain, hill | pile, mound
  • ya'asa - wind, breeze | air
  • yala - go, move | travel

e

  • -'e- - used to link agent and patient
  • e- - prefix that marks accusative form of personal pronouns

ye

  • yesa - be quiet, tranquil | peaceful

i

  • ito - wood
  • itola - to fall, drop, plummet
  • ikana - friend, ally
  • impa - table | desk | flat work surface
  • ina - food, sustenance | to eat, consume
  • iso - to hit, strike | slap
  • itsa - love, affection | to love, care for
  • ila - bird, avian | to fly, glide

o

  • oka - bake / cook
  • oku - owl
  • omo - to exchange, trade | commerce, business
  • olika - small fish
  • oya - black / night

yo

  • yo - possessive, genitive suffix
  • yomha - From yoma + ha'o - Saturday (third day of the Kala week)
  • yomya - From yoma + ya'o - Monday (fifth day of the Kala week)

u

  • unya - know / understand / knowledge
  • uya - cut / slice

ua

  • ua - flower
  • uana - there / far / distant

ue

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