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| {{Kala 2}}
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| = Sentences =
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| * 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.
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| * 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.
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| * The two most important noun phrases are the subject and the object. Their exact meaning depends on the choice of verb, but
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| :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.
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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).
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| == examples ==
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| * '''nahi ke maka nomo'''
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| : girl {{sc|top}} music like
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| : ''The girl likes the music''.
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| * '''ke yasa sauatse'''
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| : {{sc|top}} air damp-seem
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| : ''The air seems damp''.
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| * '''na ke ha aya omo'''
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| : {{sc|1sg}} {{sc|top}} {{sc|3sg}} beautiful think
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| : ''I think that she is beautiful''.
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| * '''na'am ka'e onyomo yala'''
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| : 1{{sc|pl.excl}} toward learn-place go
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| : ''We are going to school''.
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| * '''na ke naka pinayan pesoye'''
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| : 1{{sc|sg}} {{sc|top}} woamn wise-beautiful.{{sc|adv}} meet.{{sc|pst}}
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| : ''I met a beautifully intelligent woman''.
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| == greetings & farewells ==
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| * Welcome - '''uatsa'''
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| * Hello; Hi! / Good bye - '''yata'''
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| * How are you? - '''to tayo ka''' (''lit: Your way?'')
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| :'''to sana tayo ka''' (''lit: How your health?'')
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| :'''ta tama ka''' (''lit: You good?'')
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| * See you soon - '''nanku anyatlihi''' (''lit: small future we see each other'')
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| * What's your name? - '''ke ata tayo ka'''
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| * Cheers/Good health/Salute - '''kampa'''
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| == etiquette ==
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| * Please - '''tsepa'''
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| * Thank you (very much) - '''nyasa(mha)'''
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| * That's a shame - '''uatla malaha'''
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| == language difficulties ==
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| * I (don't) understand / I (don't) know - '''na unya(k)'''
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| * Please say that again / repeat that - '''tsepa ta'etla kalamye'''
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| * Please speak more slowly - '''tsepa ma tlena kala'''
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| * Please write it down - '''tsepa ta'etla moya'''
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| * How do you say ...? - '''to ... etla kala ka'''
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| * Do you speak ...? - '''ta ke ... kala ka'''
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| * Do you understand? - '''ta unya ka'''
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| == times & dates ==
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| * What time is it?
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| :'''ama ka''' (''lit: time INT'') / '''tsima ka''' (''lit: hour INT'')
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| * It's one o'clock.
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| :'''ke tsima na'o a'''
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| * It's a quarter past two.
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| :'''ke tsima ima'o te ta'o a'''
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| * It's eight pm.
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| :'''ke tsima taue'o a'''
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| * It's half-past 5.
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| :'''ke tsima ita'o te ya'o a'''
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| * What day is it?
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| :'''iyoma a ka'''
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| :*'''nayoma''' - Thursday
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| :*'''tayoma''' - Friday
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| :*'''hayoma''' - Saturday
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| :*'''mayoma''' - Sunday
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| :*'''yomaya''' - Monday
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| :*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday
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| :*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday
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| * yesterday - '''yomaye'''
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| * today - '''iyoma'''
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| * tomorrow - '''yomatli'''
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| * last - '''-ye''' / next - '''-tli'''
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| * night - '''yohua'''
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| * week - '''sema'''
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| * month - '''sayo'''
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| * year - '''anyo'''
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| * morning - '''yomua'''
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| * afternoon; evening - '''puama'''
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| * What date is it today?
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| :'''ke sayoma ka''' / '''itla sayoma ka'''
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| * It's October 18<sup>th</sup>.
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| :'''yoma ha'o te sayo ueta'o a'''
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| == Index ==
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| {{Kala index}}
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| [[Category:Kala]]
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