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# Hey!, Yo!, vocative particle [{{sc|voc}}]


== a ==
== a ==

Revision as of 16:02, 21 April 2013


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.


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

pa

  • pata
  1. tile; brick
  • pato
  1. duck
  2. male prostitute [slang]
  • paka
  1. unintelligent and foolish; idiotic; stupid

mpa

  • mpaka
  1. border; boundary; frontier
  2. line

ta

  • ta
  1. you, [2sg]

nta

  • ntaku
  1. sibling
See also: family terms

ka

  • ka
  1. interrogative particle, [q]
  • ki
  1. self
  2. essence; life force
  3. reflexive [refl]

nka

  • nka
  1. emphatic negative

ma

  • ma
  1. and, also
  2. too; as well (as)

na

  • na
  1. I, [1sg]

nya

  • nya
  1. for [to benefit; for the purpose of]
  2. by [actor; author]

sa

  • saya
  1. soothe; calm; relax

ha

  • ha
  1. he, she, [3sg]
See also: pronouns

tsa

  • tsapa
  1. effort; endeavor; struggle
  2. trouble; suffer

tla

  • tla
  1. it, "thing" [4sg]
See also: pronouns

ua

  • ua
  1. either; or; other; else

la

  • no headwords begin with <l>

ya

  • ya
  1. Hey!, Yo!, vocative particle [voc]

a

  • a - is; are; am; yes; to be
  • apa - close; shut; turn off
  • apua - sing; music; song
  • apyo - celery
  • ata [ta-] - name; noun (part of speech); to be called; so-called; what is called
  • atahi - nickname
  • ata'o - patronymic; metronymic
  • ate - liver [ organ ]
  • ati - plain; normal; ordinary; regular
  • ak - no; is not; not
  • aka - budge; move slightly; drive a vehicle
  • akai - red
  • aki - autumn; fall; harvest time
  • akya - wake up; to awaken; to be awake
  • am - plural; complex number
  • ampa - as quickly as possible; as soon as possible; with all speed
  • ampi - snot; nasal mucus
  • ampu - smell; sniff; nose
  • amha - abundance; ample sufficiency
  • ama - time; moment; period
  • amak - never at all; not even once; at no time
  • amaha - era; epoch
  • ame - axe; hatchet
  • amenya - Germany
  • ameyo - Americas
  • amo - transport; to carry
  • amya - like; be fond of
  • amyata - boyfriend
  • amyako - friend
  • amyana - girlfriend
  • anta - breathe; suck in; absorb; inhale
  • anto - oath; pledge; to swear
  • anka - hip; pelvis; hip joint; waist
  • anko - cipher; code
  • anku [-nku] - reciprocate; (in) return; reciprocation; pronominal reciprocal [RECP]
  • ana - brain; mind; head; essence
  • ano - one more time; again; one more; once again
  • anu - ear; hear; listen
  • anya - eye; look; see
  • anyo - year [365/366 days]
  • asa - live; alive; living
  • asaya - living beauty
  • asi - salt
  • aso - broil; grill
  • asua - hide; pelt; skin; fur; leather
  • ahi [-hi] / [i-] - small; tiny; few; young; diminutive [DIM] / numerical fractional
  • aho - garlic chives; leek
  • ahua - avocado [Persea americana]
  • ahya - potato; yam
  • atsa - wheel; to roll; disk; to rotate; by turn
  • atsi [tsi-] - angle; corner; bend; joint
  • atsu - thick; chunky; solid; stocky
  • atli [-tli] - in the future; future; the future [FUT]
  • ala - fin; wing
  • ale - wheat; barley; oats
  • a'e - except for; apart from; excluding; against; in spite of
  • aya - beautiful; wonderful; splendid; pretty
  • aye [-ye] - past; former; previous; already; [PST]
  • ayehi - recent
  • eta - you [P.2SG]
  • etam - you (all) [P.2PL]
  • ete - pen; pencil; writing brush
  • eka - prefix or suffix of a compound word; affix [linguistics]; to attach
  • eke [e-] - object [in grammar]; pronominal patient [P]
  • empa - walk quickly; to march; to run
  • ema - used to express confusion and/or pause during conversation
  • emya - happen; occur; take place
  • ente - instead of; rather than
  • enka - narrow; tight; thin
  • enku - confidential; secret; hush-hush
  • ena - me [P.1SG]
  • enam - us [P.1PL]
  • ena'am - us [P.1PL.EXCL]
  • eno - anger; to be angry; upset; mad
  • enya - mirror; reflect; mirror image; reflection
  • enye - outside of; exterior to; besides
  • eha - him; her [P.3SG]
  • ekam - them [P.3PL]
  • ehe - but; however
  • ehya - complete; intact
  • etsa - extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles; temperature etc)
  • etla - it [P.4SG]
  • etlam - them [P.4PL]
  • etle - postpone; defer; stall; stave off
  • ele - only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
  • elo - resign; quit
  • e'o - zero; 0; nothing; null
  • eua - fin; appendage of a fish
  • eya - maybe; almost; nearly; practically; very close; possibly
  • eye - only; merely; just; solely; alone
  • ito - tree; wood
  • ika - age; old; young
  • ikaha - ancient; old
  • ike - then; at that time; while
  • iko - this one; person
  • iku - this much; this many
  • ikua - wolf down food; to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
  • ima - this time; now; yet; immediate; present
  • imak - not yet; not now; not this time
  • imahi - instant; moment
  • inka - not moving; still
  • ina - consume; eat; food; sustenance
  • ino - this thing
  • inu - beverage; drink; liquid
  • inya - be hungry; hungry
  • inye - this reason
  • iso - this kind; this sort
  • isu - peel; rind; outer layer of fruit and cheese
  • iha - few; some
  • itsa - love; affection; be fond of; like
  • itla [i-] - this [one]; proximal; proximal demonstrative [PROX]
  • itlo - equal; even; same
  • ila - fly; hover; flight
  • ile [-le] - to cause; to result in; causative [to make; cause X]
  • ilo - cave; cavern
  • iya - if; whether; possible
  • iye - if (but not) *irrealis
  • iyoma - today
  • iyomua - this morning
  • o / [o-] - number; numeral; digit / honorific [HON]
  • opua [-pua] / [-pu] - to finish; to end; to complete [PRF] / final; last
  • opye - hug; embrace
  • ota - father
  • ote - whichever
  • oto - sound; noise; tone; phone(me)
  • ok - none; no amount
  • oka - bake; cook
  • oku - owl
  • okua - all; every amount
  • oma - roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage; to yell; to shout
  • omo - business; commerce; exchange; trade
  • omu - consider; plan; speculate; think; ponder; contemplate
  • omya - cut; carve; engrave; chisel
  • onta - parent; adult
  • onto - tread on; to trample; to stamp
  • ona - mother
  • ono - delight
  • onyo - learn; practice or study [old]
  • oso - genitalia; groin
  • osota - penis
  • osona - vagina; clitoris
  • oha - gape; yawn; open one's mouth
  • ohi - lower; decrease; reduce; subtract; diminish
  • ohua - luxurious; extravagant; wasteful
  • otso - wolf; lupine
  • otsokai - red wolf
  • ola - gold [ color; element; coin ]
  • ole - shell; carapace; crust; husk; casing
  • oya - black; darkness
  • oyo - bead; small round object
  • upya [-pya] - to attempt; to try to do [CON]
  • uta - deliver; to hand in; to hand over; submit
  • ute - arm; armpit; forearm
  • umpu - form; shape
  • uma - horse; equine
  • umo - unify; to unite; to integrate; unity; combine; join
  • umua - ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
  • umye - electric; electricity; electrical
  • unta - camel
  • unya - know; knowledge; understand; comprehend
  • uhi - yam
  • utsi - parsley
  • utsu - outer space; empty; vacant; unoccupied; space
  • utla - otter
  • ula - any

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