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== ka ==
== ka ==


* '''kamu'''
* '''kamu''' - word stock; lexicon; dictionary
: ''n'' - word stock; lexicon; dictionary


== ma ==
== ma ==


* '''maya'''
* '''maya''' - water; liquid
: ''n'' - water; liquid


== na ==
== na ==


* '''naha'''
* '''naha''' - river; stream; creek
: ''n'' - river; stream; creek


== nya ==
== nya ==


* '''nyamu'''
* '''nyamu''' - mosquito; black fly
: ''n'' - mosquito; black fly


== sa ==
== sa ==
* '''saya''' - soothe; calm; relax


== ha ==
== ha ==
* '''ha''' - 3SG pronoun; he, she, it
:''See also: [[Kala_Nouns#Pronouns|pronouns]]


== tsa ==
== tsa ==
* '''tsala''' - sauce; paste; gravy; dressing; to dip


== tla ==
== tla ==


* '''tlaka'''
* '''tlaka''' - man; male
: ''n'' - man; male
: ''v'' - to be masculine
:* '''-ta''' - used to mark nouns as masculine [MASC]
:* '''-ta''' - used to mark nouns as masculine [MASC]


== ua ==
== ua ==
* '''uatsa''' - (to) welcome


== la ==
== la ==
* '''-la''' - motional suffix added to prepositions


== ya ==
== ya ==
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== a ==
== a ==


* '''ina'''
* '''ina''' - food; sustenance; to eat; to consume
: ''n'' - food; sustenance  
: ''v'' - to eat; to consume


== Index ==
== Index ==

Revision as of 17:53, 9 November 2012


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 particle, 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.
  • n = noun, p = particle, v = verb


pa ta ka ma na nya sa ha tsa tla ua la ya a

pa

  • pato - duck; male prostitute (slang)
  • paka - fool; idiot; foolish; stupid
  • pako - new; newly
  • paku - to expose; to reveal; to lay bare
  • pakyo - storm; gale; strong wind; flurry; blast; violent commotion; fig. crisis
  • pala - to be able to; to be capable of; ability
    • -pa - able to; can
See also: mood

ta

  • ta - 2SG pronoun; you
See also: pronouns
  • tapa - lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover
  • taka - respect; honor; to esteem; to respect; to honor
  • tama - good; well; proper

ka

  • kamu - word stock; lexicon; dictionary

ma

  • maya - water; liquid

na

  • naha - river; stream; creek

nya

  • nyamu - mosquito; black fly

sa

  • saya - soothe; calm; relax

ha

  • ha - 3SG pronoun; he, she, it
See also: pronouns

tsa

  • tsala - sauce; paste; gravy; dressing; to dip

tla

  • tlaka - man; male
  • -ta - used to mark nouns as masculine [MASC]

ua

  • uatsa - (to) welcome

la

  • -la - motional suffix added to prepositions

ya

  • ya - vocative particle; hey; oh; alas
  • yata - greetings; hello; farewell; bye; goodbye
used to greet and bid farewell
  • yama - mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
    • tliyama - mountain range
    • yamahi - hill; mound

a

  • ina - food; sustenance; to eat; to consume

Index

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