Kala Sentences

Sentences

• 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.

• 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.

• The two most important noun phrases are the subject and the object. Their exact meaning depends on the choice of verb, but

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.

• 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).

Word Order

• Kala phrase structure can be represented as follows:

subject-(modifier) (particle) ((object)-(modifier)) verb-(modifier) (particle)

or, more simply SOV

examples

• (a/the) house

tsaka

house

• (a/the) blue house

tsaka	nila
house	blue

• tsakam nila

(the) blue houses

• tsakam nila nayo

my blue house

• tsakaham nila nayo

my big blue house

• tsakam nayo nila ka

Is my house blue?

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