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| == Sentences ==
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| * Most sentences in [[Kala]] contain a verb phrase, typically denoting the occurrence of an action. A verb phrase consists of a verb plus any modifiers.
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| * Most sentences also contain at least one noun phrase, typically denoting a person or thing. A noun phrase consists of a noun plus any modifiers.
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| * The two most important noun phrases are the subject and the object. Their exact meaning depends on the choice of verb, but
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| :loosely speaking, the subject is the person or thing that carries out the action, and the object is the person or thing that is directly affected by the action.
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| * [[Kala]] has an extremely regular grammar, with very few exceptions to its rules. Sentences are made up of one or more phrases. Each phrase consists of a subject (optionally followed by modifying particles) and a verb (optionally followed by modifying particles).
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| * [[Kala]] phrase structure can be represented as follows:
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| : ''subject-(modifier) (particle) ((object)-(modifier)) verb-(modifier) (particle)''
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| : or, more simply '''SOV'''
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| * '''tsaka'''
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| * '''tsaka nila'''
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| * '''tsakam nila'''
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| : (the) blue houses
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| * '''tsakam nila nayo'''
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| : my blue house
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| * '''tsakaham nila nayo'''
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| : my big blue house
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| * '''tsakam nayo nila ka'''
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| : Is my house blue?
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| == Index == | | == Index == |
