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* '''sahi''' - color; pigment; hue | * '''sahi''' - color; pigment; hue | ||
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* '''ketla; akai''' - red | |||
* '''kinya''' - silver | |||
* '''kitsa''' - darkness; lack of light | |||
* '''kono''' - gray | |||
* '''kuya''' - green | |||
* '''malo''' - brown | |||
* '''mono''' - fair; blond | |||
* '''nila''' - blue | |||
* '''nyahi''' - white | |||
* '''nyeli; elila''' - pink | |||
* '''nyome''' - beige; tan | * '''nyome''' - beige; tan | ||
* '''tsalo''' - clear; transparent | * '''tsalo''' - clear; transparent | ||
* '''tsenka''' - orange | * '''tsenka''' - orange | ||
* '''tlila''' - purple | * '''tlila''' - purple | ||
* ''' | * '''ola''' - gold | ||
* '''oya''' - black | |||
* ''' | |||
* '''yana''' - yellow | * '''yana''' - yellow | ||
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* '''-ha''' - dark; intense; deep | |||
* '''-hi''' - pale | |||
= family = | = family = |
Revision as of 03:52, 14 September 2013
- This lexicon is modeled after the Thematic Dictionary of Verdurian and the List of 1400 Basic Words in LFN.
See also: Kala Lexicon
numbers
cardinal numbers
- e'o - zero; null
- na'o - one
- ta'o - two
- ha'o - three
- ma'o - four
- ya'o - five
- tsa'o - six
- ka'o - seven
- pa'o - eight
- sa'o - nine
- ue'o - ten
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- nye'o - (one) hundred; 102
- nya'o - five hundred
- tle'o - (one) thousand; 103
- mue'o - ten thousand; 104
- kye'o - (one) hundred thousand; 105
- nte'o - (one) million; 106
- hue'o - (one) billion; 109
higher numbers
- uena'o - eleven / 11
- taue'o - twenty / 20
- nyeka'o - one hundred seven / 107
- hanyetauetsa'o (long form) | hatatsa'o (short form) - three hundred twenty six / 326
- tsatletauema'o - six thousand and twenty four / 6024
ordinals, negatives, fractions etc.
- ki- - ordinal prefix
- Example : kisa'o - ninth (in a sequence)
- Example : kiyanyepa'o - 508th
- ti- - multiple prefix
- Example : tisa'o - nine times
- Example : tiyanyepa'o - 508 times
- i- - fractional prefix
- Example : isa'o - a ninth, 1/9
- Example : iha'o pa'oyo - three eighths, 3/8
- -k - negative/subtractive suffix
- Example : sa'ok - negative nine (-9)
- Example : ue'o ma sa'ok na'o a - 10 and -9 is 1
pronouns
- Kala generally distinguishes four persons, the fourth person indicating abstract and inanimate nouns – both in the singular and plural numbers.
- There is also a distinction between inclusive (I/we and you) and exclusive (we but not you) forms of the first person plural.
Nominative | Accusative | Possessive | Reflexive | Reciprocal | |
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1sg | na | ena | nayo | na'i | |
2sg | ta | eta | tayo | ta'i | |
3sg | ha | eha | hayo | ha'i | |
4sg | tla | etla | tlayo | tla'i | |
1pl | nam | enam | namyo | nami | nanku |
1pl.excl | na'am | ena'am | na'amyo | na'ami | na'anku |
2pl | tam | etam | tamyo | tami | tanku |
3pl | kam | ekam | kamyo | kami | kanku |
4pl | tlam | etlam | tlamyo | tlami | tlanku |
time
- ama - occasion, time
- aye - past
- -ye - previous; last
- ima - present
- atli - future
- -tli - next: X to come
- sanya - second
- punu - minute
- tsima - hour
- yotso - midday, noon
- huatso - midnight
- yoma - day
- yomua - morning
- puama - evening
- yohua - night
- sema - week
- sayo - month
- -nye - X month
- anyo - year
- uenyo - decade
- nyema - century
- tlenyo - millenia
- amaha - era, epoch
seasons
- muasa - season
- kueta - spring (rainy season)
- natsu - summer (dry season)
- aki - autumn; fall (harvest season)
- neku - winter (snowy season)
months
- sayom - Months
- na'onye - January
- ta'onye - February
- ha'onye - March
- ma'onye - April
- ya'onye - May
- tsa'onye - June
- ka'onye - July
- pa'onye - August
- sa'onye - September
- ue'onye - October
- uenanye - November
- uetanye - December
days of the week
- yomalo semayo - Days of the Week
- yomaya - Monday
- tsayoma - Tuesday
- kayoma - Wednesday
- nayoma - Thursday
- tayoma - Friday
- hayoma - Saturday
- mayoma - Sunday
color
- sahi - color; pigment; hue
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- ketla; akai - red
- kinya - silver
- kitsa - darkness; lack of light
- kono - gray
- kuya - green
- malo - brown
- mono - fair; blond
- nila - blue
- nyahi - white
- nyeli; elila - pink
- nyome - beige; tan
- tsalo - clear; transparent
- tsenka - orange
- tlila - purple
- ola - gold
- oya - black
- yana - yellow
-
- -ha - dark; intense; deep
- -hi - pale
family
- tlika - family; clan; kin
- ntaha - ancestor; elder
- nata - relative; family member
- tlaka - man; male
- naka - woman; female
- tlaya - marry; marriage; wed
- -ya - in-law; related by marriage
- ntaya - spouse
- taya - husband
- naya - wife
- nta'i - baby; infant
nata (nta) relative |
tlaka (ta) male |
naka (na) female | |
hya- | hyanta grandparent |
hyata grandfather |
hyana grandmother |
o- | onta parent |
ota father |
ona mother |
ue- | uenta parent's sibling |
ueta uncle |
uena aunt |
-ku | ntaku sibling |
taku brother |
naku sister |
-hi | ntahi child |
tahi son |
nahi daughter |
-hya | ntahya grandchild |
tahya grandson |
nahya granddaughter |
-ue | ntaue cousin |
taue (male) cousin |
naue (female) cousin |
-hue | ntahue nibling |
tahue nephew |
nahue niece |
animals
- pato - duck; male prostitute (slang)
- panya - a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
- peka - flying fox; fruit bat (Pteroptidae); bat
- pili - hyena
- piyo - bee; honeybee
- poti - goat; billy goat; ram
- poka - Phocidae, family within Carnivora including seal
- pukue - blowfish (Tetraodontidae); puffer
- puetsa - octopus; mantis egg nest
- pyaka - tiger
- pyoho - louse, tick, mite, flea
- tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
- teli - ass; donkey; mule
- tilo - shark [and related species]
- tona - tuna
- kinti - squirrel
- kina - mammal
- kili - giraffe
- koni - skunk
- kupe - tick; arthropod
- kupu - butterfly
- kuma - bear; ursine
- kutsi - shrimp; prawn
- kuami - eel; any fish of the order Anguilliformes
- kuatla - snake; reptile
- kyotlo - coyote
- mpeka - frog; toad
- mpelo - buzzard
- mpuni - ostrich
- mano - fowl; chicken; poultry
- masa - deer; elk; cervine
- mita - dog; canine
- molo - cod
- nkahi - shellfish; lobster; crustacean
- nkoyo - sheep
- nase - spider; arachnid
- neko - cat; feline
- nyamu - mosquito; fly
- nyanku - whale
- nyolo - ant; insect
- sani - wasp
- sikua - pig; hog; swine; pork
- simpu - mussel; oyster; clam
- sinka - lion
- suaki - hare; rabbit
- haya - animal; beast
- honu - turtle; sea turtle
- husa - goose
- tsanko - monkey; ape; primate
- tsikua - bird; avian
- tsola - fox; Vulpes
- tsunka - insect; bug; worm
- tsuhi - panther; leopard
- tsuene - baboon
- tsuyo - armadillo
- tlakua - snail; slug; mole cricket
- tlinka - herring
- tloma - feather; plumage; plume
- tlohi - salmon; trout
- tlo'o - elephant
- ala - fin; wing
- eua - fin; appendage of a fish
- oku - owl
- otso - wolf; lupine
- ole - shell; carapace; crust; husk; casing
- uma - horse; equine
- unta - camel
- utla - otter
- uaka - ox; cow; bull; bovine; cattle
- uani - alligator; crocodile
- uatsi - fish
- yasu - buffalo; bison
- yotsu - larva; grub
anatomy
- keha - body; corpse
- ana - head; brain
- anya - eye
- anu - ear
- ampu - nose
toponyms
- yolopa - Europe
- palansa - France
- amenya - Germany
- itali - Italy
- ameyo - America
- mehiko - Mexico
- tlihanya ameyo - USA
- asiya - Asia
- nihono - Japan
- tsunkuya - China