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: 1{{sc|sg}} {{sc|top}} woamn wise-beautiful.{{sc|adv}} meet.{{sc|pst}} | : 1{{sc|sg}} {{sc|top}} woamn wise-beautiful.{{sc|adv}} meet.{{sc|pst}} | ||
: ''I met a beautifully intelligent woman''. | : ''I met a beautifully intelligent woman''. | ||
== greetings & farewells == | |||
* Welcome - '''uatsa''' | |||
* Hello; Hi! / Good bye - '''yata''' | |||
* How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'') | |||
:'''to sana tayo ka''' (''lit: How your health?'') | |||
:'''ta tama ka''' (''lit: You good?'') | |||
* See you soon - '''nanku anyatlihi''' (''lit: small future we see each other'') | |||
* What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka''' | |||
* Cheers/Good health/Salute - '''kampa''' | |||
== etiquette == | |||
* Please - '''tsepa''' | |||
* Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)''' | |||
* That's a shame - '''uatla malaha''' | |||
== language difficulties == | |||
* I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - '''na unya(k)''' | |||
* Please say that again / repeat that - '''tsepa ta'etla kalamye''' | |||
* Please speak more slowly - '''tsepa ma tlena kala''' | |||
* Please write it down - '''tsepa ta'etla moya''' | |||
* How do you say ...? - '''to ... etla kala ka''' | |||
* Do you speak ...? - '''ta ke ... kala ka''' | |||
* Do you understand? - '''ta unya ka''' | |||
== times & dates == | |||
* What time is it? | |||
:'''ama ka''' (''lit: time INT'') / '''tsima ka''' (''lit: hour INT'') | |||
* It's one o'clock. | |||
:'''ke tsima na'o a''' | |||
* It's a quarter past two. | |||
:'''ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a''' | |||
* It's eight pm. | |||
:'''ke tsima taue'o a''' | |||
* It's half-past 5. | |||
:'''ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a''' | |||
* What day is it? | |||
:'''iyoma a ka''' | |||
:*'''nayoma''' - Thursday | |||
:*'''tayoma''' - Friday | |||
:*'''hayoma''' - Saturday | |||
:*'''mayoma''' - Sunday | |||
:*'''yomaya''' - Monday | |||
:*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday | |||
:*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday | |||
* yesterday - '''yomaye''' | |||
* today - '''iyoma''' | |||
* tomorrow - '''yomatli''' | |||
* last - '''-ye''' / next - '''-tli''' | |||
* night - '''yohua''' | |||
* week - '''sema''' | |||
* month - '''sayo''' | |||
* year - '''anyo''' | |||
* morning - '''yomua''' | |||
* afternoon; evening - '''puama''' | |||
* What date is it today? | |||
:'''ke sayoma ka''' / '''itla sayoma ka''' | |||
* It's October 18<sup>th</sup>. | |||
:'''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a''' | |||
== Index == | == Index == |
Revision as of 12:34, 16 September 2013
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).
examples
- nahi ke maka nomo
- girl top music like
- The girl likes the music.
- ke yasa sauatse
- top air damp-seem
- The air seems damp.
- na ke ha aya omo
- 1sg top 3sg beautiful think
- I think that she is beautiful.
- na'am ka'e onyomo yala
- 1pl.excl toward learn-place go
- We are going to school.
- na ke naka pinayan pesoye
- 1sg top woamn wise-beautiful.adv meet.pst
- I met a beautifully intelligent woman.
greetings & farewells
- Welcome - uatsa
- Hello; Hi! / Good bye - yata
- How are you? - to tayo ka (lit: Your way?)
- to sana tayo ka (lit: How your health?)
- ta tama ka (lit: You good?)
- See you soon - nanku anyatlihi (lit: small future we see each other)
- What's your name? - ke ata tayo ka
- Cheers/Good health/Salute - kampa
etiquette
- Please - tsepa
- Thank you (very much) - nyasa(mha)
- That's a shame - uatla malaha
language difficulties
- I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - na unya(k)
- Please say that again / repeat that - tsepa ta'etla kalamye
- Please speak more slowly - tsepa ma tlena kala
- Please write it down - tsepa ta'etla moya
- How do you say ...? - to ... etla kala ka
- Do you speak ...? - ta ke ... kala ka
- Do you understand? - ta unya ka
times & dates
- What time is it?
- ama ka (lit: time INT) / tsima ka (lit: hour INT)
- It's one o'clock.
- ke tsima na'o a
- It's a quarter past two.
- ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a
- It's eight pm.
- ke tsima taue'o a
- It's half-past 5.
- ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a
- What day is it?
- iyoma a ka
- nayoma - Thursday
- tayoma - Friday
- hayoma - Saturday
- mayoma - Sunday
- yomaya - Monday
- tsayoma - Tuesday
- kayoma - Wednesday
- yesterday - yomaye
- today - iyoma
- tomorrow - yomatli
- last - -ye / next - -tli
- night - yohua
- week - sema
- month - sayo
- year - anyo
- morning - yomua
- afternoon; evening - puama
- What date is it today?
- ke sayoma ka / itla sayoma ka
- It's October 18th.
- yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a