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

• taha

1. big; great; vast; large; high

• tahe

1. under; beneath; below
2. down; lower

• ta'o

1. two

See also: numbers

nta

• ntaku

1. sibling

See also: family terms

ka

• ka

1. interrogative particle, [q]

• kama

1. village; town

• kana

1. chief; leader
2. command; lead

• kanu

1. any stringed instrument
2. guitar; harp; zither

• kena

1. circle
2. round, spherical; spheroid

• ki

1. self
2. essence; life force
3. reflexive [refl]

• kuma

1. bear; Ursus
2. ursine

nka

• nka

1. emphatic negative

• nkalo

1. pronoun

• nke

1. no; not (often enclitic)
2. negative particle

ma

• ma

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

• mata

1. kill; murder
2. cause death

• maka

1. music
2. make music; play an instrument

• masa

1. deer; elk; moose
2. cervine; Cervus

• moto

1. recollect; remember
2. memory

• moya

1. write; inscribe
2. letter; symbol; character

• muku

1. knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass

• muna

1. care for; concerned about; attentive to
2. important; significant

• muya

1. do; make
2. cause

na

• na

1. I, [1sg]

See also: pronouns

• nata

1. relative

• nato

1. straight; direct

• naka

1. woman
2. female

• naku

1. sister

See also: family terms

• nasa

1. be born
2. give birth

• naha

1. river; creek; stream

• na'am

1. I, [1pl.excl]

See also: pronouns

• na'o

1. one; 1; single

See also: numbers

• neko

1. cat
2. feline

• noma

1. thing; stuff
2. noun

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

• sama

1. sun; solar; star

• sana

1. health; well-being

• saya

1. soothe; calm; relax

• senu

1. hair

• sitsa

1. hot; warm
2. heat

• sotla

1. foot

See also: anatomy

ha

• ha

1. he, she, [3sg]

See also: pronouns

• haka

1. trousers; pants

• hanya

1. country; nation; state

• haya

1. animal
2. beast

• heya

1. need; require
2. necessary

• hina

1. here; this place

• honu

1. (sea) turtle

• hyali

1. cream (colored)

tsa

• tsapa

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

tla

• tla

1. it, "thing" [4sg]

See also: pronouns

• tlaka

1. man; male; masculine

• tlana

1. person; human

• tlani

1. story; tale
2. relate; tell

• tlatsa

1. fire
2. burn

• tlela

1. wash; clean

• tlika

1. family; clan

• tloma

1. feather; plumage

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

• apa

1. close; shut
2. obstructed; closed

• apua

1. sing
2. song; music

• apyo

1. celery

• ata

1. name
2. be named; be called

• ate

1. liver

See also: anatomy

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