Kala lexicon

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]

See also: pronouns

• tapo

1. shoulder; upper arm

• taka

1. esteem; honor; respect
2. eminent

• tana

1. fight; war; battle

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]

See also: pronouns

nya

• nya

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

• nyasa

1. thank you
2. gratitude

• nyahi

1. white See also: colors
2. snow; snowfall

• nye

1. reason
2. because

• nyema

1. century; one hundred years

• nyota

1. thirst; desire liquid

• nyoma

1. rice

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

• uata

1. intestines; gut

• uaka

1. ox; cow; bull
2. bovine

• ueta

1. uncle

See also: family terms

• uenta

1. parent's sibling

See also: family terms

• uena

1. aunt

See also: family terms

la

• no headwords begin with <l>

ya

• ya

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

• yata

1. greetings, hello
2. bye, see you later

• yato

1. hand; palm

• yama

1. mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain

• yaso

1. prepare; ready

• yala

1. go; walk; travel

a

• a

1. be [cop]
2. yes

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