Kala thematic lexicon

• This lexicon is modeled after the Thematic Dictionary of Verdurian and the List of 1400 Basic Words in LFN.

See also: Kala Lexicon

numbers

cardinal numbers

• e'o - zero; null
• na'o - one
• ta'o - two
• ha'o - three
• ma'o - four
• ya'o - five
• tsa'o - six
• ka'o - seven
• pa'o - eight
• sa'o - nine
• ue'o - ten

-

• nye'o - (one) hundred; 10²
• nya'o - five hundred
• tle'o - (one) thousand; 10³
• mue'o - ten thousand; 10⁴
• kye'o - (one) hundred thousand; 10⁵
• nte'o - (one) million; 10⁶
• hue'o - (one) billion; 10⁹

higher numbers

• uena'o - eleven / 11
• taue'o - twenty / 20
• nyeka'o - one hundred seven / 107
• hanyetauetsa'o (long form) | hatatsa'o (short form) - three hundred twenty six / 326
• tsatletauema'o - six thousand and twenty four / 6024

ordinals, negatives, fractions etc.

• ki- - ordinal prefix

Example : kisa'o - ninth (in a sequence)

Example : kiyanyepa'o - 508^th

• ti- - multiple prefix

Example : tisa'o - nine times

Example : tiyanyepa'o - 508 times

• i- - fractional prefix

Example : isa'o - a ninth, 1/9

Example : iha'o pa'oyo - three eighths, 3/8

• -k - negative/subtractive suffix

Example : sa'ok - negative nine (-9)

Example : ue'o ma sa'ok na'o a - 10 and -9 is 1

pronouns

• Kala uses four persons and two numbers. The fourth person is used for inanimate objects and abstract ideas.

• na - 1sg
• ta - 2sg
• ha - 3sg
• tla - 4sg

-

• The two irregular pronouns:
  • na'am - 1pl exclusive
  • kam - 3pl

inflectional affixes

• -m - plural
• -nku - reciprocal
• e- - accusative
• -i - reflexive
• -yo - possessive

-

• Example:

eta	nahe	tsaka	hayo	a
acc-2sg	inside	house	3sg-poss	be

time

• ama - occasion, time
• aye - past
  • -ye - previous; last
• ima - present
• atli - future
  • -tli - next: X to come
• sanya - second
• punu - minute
• tsima - hour
• yotso - midday, noon
• huatso - midnight
• yoma - day
• yomua - morning
• puama - evening
• yohua - night
• sema - week
• sayo - month
  • -nye - X month
• anyo - year
• uenyo - decade
• nyema - century
• tlenyo - millenia
• amaha - era, epoch

seasons

• muasa - season
• kueta - spring (rainy season)
• natsu - summer (dry season)
• aki - autumn; fall (harvest season)
• neku - winter (snowy season)

months

• sayom - Months

• na'onye - January
• ta'onye - February
• ha'onye - March
• ma'onye - April
• ya'onye - May
• tsa'onye - June
• ka'onye - July
• pa'onye - August
• sa'onye - September
• ue'onye - October
• uenanye - November
• uetanye - December

days of the week

• yomalo semayo - Days of the Week

• yomaya - Monday
• tsayoma - Tuesday
• kayoma - Wednesday
• nayoma - Thursday
• tayoma - Friday
• hayoma - Saturday
• mayoma - Sunday

color

• sahi - color; pigment; hue
• nyome - beige; tan
• oya - black
• nila - blue
• malo - brown
• tsalo - clear; transparent
• hyali - cream
• kitsa - dark
  • -ha - dark; intense; deep
• mono - fair, blond
• ola - gold
• kono - gray
• kuya - green
• tsenka - orange
• -hi - pale
• nyeli; elila - pink
• tlila - purple
• ketla; akai - red
  • -kai - red
• kini - silver
• nyahi - white
• yana - yellow

family

• tlika - family; clan; kin
• ntaha - ancestor; elder
• nata - relative; family member

• tlaka - man; male
• naka - woman; female

• tlaya - marry; marriage; wed
  • -ya - in-law; related by marriage
• ntaya - spouse
• taya - husband
• naya - wife

• nta'i - baby; infant

	nata (nta) relative	tlaka (ta) male	naka (na) female
hya-	hyanta grandparent	hyata grandfather	hyana grandmother
o-	onta parent	ota father	ona mother
ue-	uenta parent's sibling	ueta uncle	uena aunt
-ku	ntaku sibling	taku brother	naku sister
-hi	ntahi child	tahi son	nahi daughter
-hya	ntahya grandchild	tahya grandson	nahya granddaughter
-ue	ntaue cousin	taue (male) cousin	naue (female) cousin
-hue	ntahue sibling's child	tahue nephew	nahue niece

animals

• pato - duck; male prostitute (slang)
• panya - a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
• peka - flying fox; fruit bat (Pteroptidae); bat
• pili - hyena
• piyo - bee; honeybee
• poti - goat; billy goat; ram
• poka - Phocidae, family within Carnivora including seal
• pukue - blowfish (Tetraodontidae); puffer
• puetsa - octopus; mantis egg nest
• pyaka - tiger
• pyoho - louse, tick, mite, flea
• tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
• teli - ass; donkey; mule
• tilo - shark [and related species]
• tona - tuna
• kinti - squirrel
• kina - mammal
• kili - giraffe
• koni - skunk
• kupe - tick; arthropod
• kupu - butterfly
• kuma - bear; ursine
• kutsi - shrimp; prawn
• kuami - eel; any fish of the order Anguilliformes
• kuatla - snake; reptile
• kyotlo - coyote
• mpeka - frog; toad
• mpelo - buzzard
• mpuni - ostrich
• mano - fowl; chicken; poultry
• masa - deer; elk; cervine
• mita - dog; canine
• molo - cod
• nkahi - shellfish; lobster; crustacean
• nkoyo - sheep
• nase - spider; arachnid
• neko - cat; feline
• nyamu - mosquito; fly
• nyanku - whale
• nyolo - ant; insect
• sani - wasp
• sikua - pig; hog; swine; pork
• simpu - mussel; oyster; clam
• sinka - lion
• suaki - hare; rabbit
• haya - animal; beast
• honu - turtle; sea turtle
• husa - goose
• tsanko - monkey; ape; primate
• tsikua - bird; avian
• tsola - fox; Vulpes
• tsunka - insect; bug; worm
• tsuhi - panther; leopard
• tsuene - baboon
• tsuyo - armadillo
• tlakua - snail; slug; mole cricket
• tlinka - herring
• tloma - feather; plumage; plume
• tlohi - salmon; trout
• tlo'o - elephant
• ala - fin; wing
• eua - fin; appendage of a fish
• oku - owl
• otso - wolf; lupine
• ole - shell; carapace; crust; husk; casing
• uma - horse; equine
• unta - camel
• utla - otter
• uaka - ox; cow; bull; bovine; cattle
• uani - alligator; crocodile
• uatsi - fish
• yasu - buffalo; bison
• yotsu - larva; grub

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