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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).
* [[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 {{sc|top}} music like
: ''The girl likes the music''.
* '''ke yasa sauatse'''
: {{sc|top}} air damp-seem
: ''The air seems damp''.
* '''na ke ha aya omo'''
: {{sc|1sg}} {{sc|top}} {{sc|3sg}} beautiful think
: ''I think that she is beautiful''.
* '''na'am ka'e onyomo yala'''
: 1{{sc|pl.excl}} toward learn-place go
: ''We are going to school''.
* '''na ke naka pinayan pesoye'''
: 1{{sc|sg}} {{sc|top}} woamn wise-beautiful.{{sc|adv}} meet.{{sc|pst}}
: ''I met a beautifully intelligent woman''.


== greetings & farewells ==
== greetings & farewells ==

Revision as of 09:22, 20 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).

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

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