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| *This lexicon is modeled after the [http://www.zompist.com/thematic.htm Thematic Dictionary of Verdurian] and the [http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/lfnbasicwordlist.html List of 1400 Basic Words in LFN].
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| {{Kala 2}}
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| ''See also'': [[Kala lexicon|''Kala Lexicon'']]
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| ==Arithmetic==
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| ===Cardinal Numbers===
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| *'''e'o''' - zero / nothing
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| *'''na'o''' - one
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| *'''ta'o''' - two
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| *'''ha'o''' - three
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| *'''ma'o''' - four
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| *'''ya'o''' - five
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| *'''tsa'o''' - six
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| *'''ka'o''' - seven
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| *'''pa'o''' - eight
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| *'''sa'o''' - nine
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| *'''ue'o''' - ten
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| *'''nye'o''' - (one) hundred
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| *'''tle'o''' - (one) thousand
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| *'''mue'o''' - ten thousand
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| *'''kye'o''' - (one) hundred thousand
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| *'''nte'o''' - (one) million
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| === Higher Numbers ===
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| * '''uena'o''' - eleven / 11
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| * '''taue'o''' - twenty / 20
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| * '''nyeka'o''' - one hundred seven / 107
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| * '''hanyetauetsa'o''' (''long form'') | '''hatatsa'o''' (''short form'') - three hundred twenty six / 326
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| * '''tsatletauema'o''' - six thousand and twenty four / 6024
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| ===Ordinal Numbers===
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| * '''ki'''- - ordinal prefix
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| :Example : '''kisa'o''' - ninth (in a sequence)
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| :Example : '''kiyanyepa'o''' - 508<sup>th</sup>
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| ===Fractions===
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| * '''i'''- - fractional prefix
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| :Example : '''isa'o''' - a ninth, 1/9
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| :Example : '''iha'o te pa'o''' - three eighths, 3/8 [lit: a third of eight]
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| ===Types of Numbers===
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| * '''ku''' - numeral, digit, number (''n/v'')
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| : '''kun''' - numerical
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| * '''ku kiso''' - cardinal (''number basic'')
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| * '''ku makupu''' - complex
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| * '''ku soto''' - even
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| * '''ku henan''' - fractional
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| : '''hena''' - fraction
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| * '''ku ohe''' - imaginary
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| * '''ku yeno''' - integer
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| * '''x''' - irrational
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| * '''ku katan''' - natural
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| * '''ku ak''' - negative
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| * '''x''' - odd
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| * '''ku ki''' - ordinal
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| * '''x''' - positive
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| * '''x''' - prime
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| * '''x''' - rational
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| * '''x''' - real
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| * '''ku nkun''' - reciprocal
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| ===Basic Operations===
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| ===Additional Mathematical Concepts===
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| ==Geometry==
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| ===Figures===
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| ===Concepts===
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| ==Quantity and Space==
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| ===Weights and Measures===
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| ===Weighing and Measuring===
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| ===Concepts of Quantity===
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| ===Concepts of Location===
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| [[File:Nasoka.png|frame|right|'''nasokam''' (The cardinal and intermediate directions.)]]
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| * '''ua'e''' - above / over / on
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| * '''tsa'e''' - across / beyond / through
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| * '''ma'e''' - ahead / before / in front of
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| * '''pahe''' - among / between / amid / amidst /
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| * '''uaye''' - away (from) / hence
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| * '''pue''' - after / behind
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| * '''yane''' - along / beside / by / next to / up to
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| * '''tahe''' - bottom / beneath / below / under
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| * '''pusula''' - compass
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| * '''nasoka''' - direction
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| * '''kyoli''' - distance / interspace / spacing / interval
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| * '''timu''' - east
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| * '''asai''' - edge / brink / lip / margin / rim / boundary
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| * '''uanaha''' - far / distant
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| * '''te''' - from / of
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| * '''hina''' - here / close / near
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| * '''upuka''' - horizon(tal)
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| * '''nahe''' - in / inside (of) / into
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| * '''pye''' - in the middle
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| * '''yoso''' - (to the) left
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| * '''taso''' - level
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| * '''kita''' - north
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| * '''mok''' - nowhere / no place
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| * '''enye''' - out / outside (of)
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| * '''mo''' - place / location / locale
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| * '''tsue''' - position / stance / posture
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| * '''yomo''' - (to the) right
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| * '''ihamo''' - somewhere
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| * '''mina''' - south
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| ** '''minan''' - southern
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| ** '''ka'e mina''' - to the south
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| * '''uana''' - there / that place
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| * '''ka'e''' - to / at / toward
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| * '''tle''' - up / away from earth’s center / abstract adverb of motion
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| * '''ukaha''' - vertical
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| * '''nisi''' - west
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| ===Movement===
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| ==Time==
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| ===General Expression of Time===
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| ===Telling Time===
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| ===Units of Time===
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| ===Timepieces===
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| ===Concepts of Time===
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| ==Days, Months and Seasons==
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| ===Days of the Week===
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| * '''yoma'a te sema''' - Days of the week.
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| *The [[Kala]] week begins on Thursday.
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| :*'''nayoma''' - Thursday
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| :*'''tayoma''' - Friday
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| :*'''yomha''' - Saturday
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| :*'''mayoma''' - Sunday
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| :*'''yomya''' - Monday
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| :*'''tsayoma''' - Tuesday
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| :*'''kayoma''' - Wednesday
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| * '''yomita''' - holiday
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| : '''iyoma ke yomita a''' - Today is a holiday.
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| * '''otisema''' / '''semoti''' - weekend
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| * '''iyoma ka''' - What day (is it)?
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| * '''yomanimu''' - worday
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| ===Months of the Year===
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| The [[Kala]] calendar is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Bahá'í_calendar|Baha'i Calendar]].
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| *[http://wiki.frath.net/images/0/07/Sayoma.PNG A chart of the [[Kala]] '''sayoma'''.]
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| *Based on this calendar, [[wikipedia:Cinco de Mayo|Cinco de Mayo]] would be '''yoma pa'o te sayo ha'o''', or Day 8 of Month 3.
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| *The correlating vocabulary to the [[wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian calendar]] differs.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! No. || English || [[Kala]]
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| | 1 || January || '''na'oku'''
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| | 2 || February || '''ta'oku'''
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| | 3 || March || '''ha'oku'''
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| | 4 || April || '''ma'oku'''
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| | 5 || May || '''ya'oku'''
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| | 6 || June || '''tsa'oku'''
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| | 7 || July || '''ka'oku'''
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| | 8 || August || '''pa'oku'''
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| | 9 || September || '''sa'oku'''
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| | 10 || October || '''ue'oku'''
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| | 11 || November || '''uenaku'''
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| | 12 || December || '''uetaku'''
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| |}
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| ===Seasons===
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| * '''mosima''' - season
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| : '''kueta''' - spring
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| : '''natsu''' - summer
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| : '''aki''' - fall / autumn
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| : '''neku''' - winter
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| * '''isime''' - equinox
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| * '''kamala''' - moon
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| * '''samapyola''' - solstice
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| * '''sama''' - sun / star
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| ===Expressing the Date===
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| ===Important Dates===
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| ==Talking about the Weather==
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| ===General Weather Vocabulary===
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| ===Reacting to the Weather===
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| ===Weather-Measuring Instruments and Activities===
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| ==Colors==
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| ===Basic Colors===
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| * '''etla ke sahi ka''' = What color (is) it?
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| * '''oya''' - black
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| * <font color="#0000FF">'''tsuku'''</font> - blue
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| * <font color="#8b4513">'''malo'''</font> - brown
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| * '''yehi''' - clear
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| * <font color="#DAA520">'''ohola'''</font> - gold
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| * <font color="#808080">'''kono'''</font> - gray
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| * <font color="#006400">'''kuya'''</font> - green
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| * <font color="#ffa500">'''tsunkua'''</font> - orange
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| * <font color="#ffc0cb">'''nyeli'''</font> / <font color="#ff69b4">'''elila'''</font> - pink
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| * <font color="#BB33BB">'''tlila'''</font> - purple / mauve / violet / lilac
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| * <font color="#FF0000">'''akai'''</font> / <font color="#DD0000">'''ketla'''</font> - red
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| * <font color="#c0c0c0">'''tsokono'''</font> - silver
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| * '''nyahi''' - white
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| * <font color="#ffff00">'''yana'''</font> - yellow
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| ===Describing Colors===
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| ===Additional Vocabulary: Colors===
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| ==Basic Grammar==
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| ===Grammatical Terms===
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| ===Articles and Particles===
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| ===Demonstrative Pronouns===
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| * '''itla''' - this
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| * '''itlam''' - these
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| * '''uatla''' - that
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| * '''uatlam''' - those
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| ===Possessive Pronouns===
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| * '''nayo''' - my / mine
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| * '''tayo''' - your(s)
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| * '''hayo''' - his / her(s)
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| * '''tlayo''' - its
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| * '''namyo''' - our(s)
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| * '''tamyo''' - your(s) [pl]
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| * '''kamyo''' - their(s)
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| * '''tlamyo''' - its [pl]
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| ===Reciprocal Pronouns===
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| * '''kanku itsa''' - They love each other.
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| * '''nanku''' - we...each other
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| * '''tanku''' - you...each other
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| * '''kanku''' - they...each other
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| * '''tlanku''' - they (things/ideas)...each other
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| ===Prepositions===
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| ===Nominative Pronouns===
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| * '''na''' - I
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| * '''ta''' - you
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| * '''ha''' - he / she
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| * '''tla''' - it
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| * '''nam''' - we
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| * '''tam''' - you [pl]
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| * '''kam''' - they
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| * '''tlam''' - it [pl]
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| ===Accusative Pronouns===
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| * '''ena''' - me
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| * '''eta''' - you
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| * '''eha''' - him / her
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| * '''etla''' - it
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| * '''enam''' - us
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| * '''etam''' - you [pl]
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| * '''ekam''' - them
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| * '''etlam''' - it [pl]
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| ===Reflexive Pronouns===
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| * '''na'i''' - myself
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| * '''ta'i''' - yourself
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| * '''ha'i''' - himself / herself
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| * '''tla'i''' - itself
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| * '''nami''' - ourselves
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| * '''tami''' - yourselves
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| * '''kami''' - themselves
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| * '''tlami''' - itselves
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| ! !! ''query'' !! ''this'' !! ''that'' !! ''some'' !! ''none'' !! ''any'' !! ''every'' !! ''whichever''
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| ! ''adjective''
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| || ka || itla || uatla || iha || ak || ula || kua || ote
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| ! ''person''
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| || ko...ka || iko || uako || ihako || hok || kola || kohua || oteko
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| ! ''thing''
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| || no...ka || itla || uatla || ihano || nok || nola || nokua || oteno
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| |- align=center
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| ! ''time''
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| || ama/tsima...ka || ima || uama || ihama || amak || amala || kuama || otema
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| |- align=center
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| ! ''place''
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| || mo...ka || hina || uana || ihamo || mok || mola || mokua || otemo
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| |- align=center
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| ! ''way''
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| || to...ka || yoto || uato || ihato || tok || tola || tokua || oheto
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| |- align=center
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| ! ''amount''
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| || ku/o...ka || iku || uaku || ihaku || huk/ok || kula || hukua/okua || oteku
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| |- align=center
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| ! ''reason''
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| || nye...ka || inye || uanye || ihanye || nyek || ulanye || nyekua || otenye
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| ! ''kind''
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| || su...ka || isu || uasu || ihasu || suk || sula || sukua || otesu
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| ===Conjunctions===
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| ==Requesting Information==
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| * '''yaua''' - to answer, respond
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| * '''kanyo''' - to ask, request
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| * '''ta'ena ke...kalapa ka''' - Can you tell me...?
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| * '''to ka''' - How?
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| * '''nahe Kala ... yani ka''' - How do you say ... in Kala?
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| * '''ku ka''' - How much?
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| * '''na unyak''' - I don't understand.
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| * '''ke ka''' / '''a ka''' - What?
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| * '''ke ... yani ka''' - What does...mean?
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| * '''ama ka''' / '''tsima ka''' - When?
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| * '''mo ka''' - Where?
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| * '''ote ka''' - Which (one)?
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| * '''ko ka''' - Who?
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| * '''nye ka''' - Why?
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| ==Family & Friends==
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| ===Family Members===
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| * '''uena''' - aunt
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| * '''otaua''' - brother
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| : '''po'otaua''' - brother-in-law
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| * '''nataue''' - cousin
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| : '''taue''' - male cousin
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| : '''naue''' - female cousin
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| * '''nahi''' - daughter / girl
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| : '''ponahi''' - daughter-in-law
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| * '''tlika''' - family
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| * '''ota''' - father
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| : '''po'ota''' - father-in-law
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| * '''inataha''' - grandchild
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| * '''otaha''' - grandfather
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| * '''onaha''' - grandmother
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| * '''uenaha''' - great-aunt
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| * '''inatahaka''' - great-grandchild
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| * '''otahaka''' - great-grandfather
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| * '''onahaka''' - great-grandmother
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| * '''uetaha''' - great-uncle
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| * '''tla'ota''' - husband
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| * '''ona''' - mother
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| : '''po'ona''' - mother-in-law
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| * '''uetahi''' - nephew
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| * '''uenahi''' - niece
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| * '''onata''' - parent
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| * '''nata''' - relative
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| * '''onaua''' - sister
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| : '''po'onaua''' - sister-in-law
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| * '''tahi''' - son / boy
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| : '''potahi''' - son-in-law
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| * '''ueta''' - uncle
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| * '''tla'ona''' - wife
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| ===Friends===
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| ==Describing People==
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| ===Gender and Appearance===
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| ===Concepts of Age===
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| ===Marriage and the Human Life Cycle===
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| ===Religion and Race===
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| ===Characteristics and Social Traits===
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| ===Basic Personal Information===
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| ==The Body==
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| ===Parts of the Body===
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| * '''kahila''' - ankle
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| * '''ute''' - arm
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| * '''muta''' - back
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| * '''tlihya''' - beard
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| * '''tima''' - blood
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| * '''keha''' - body
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| * '''ueso''' - bone
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| * '''anahya''' - brain
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| * '''mune''' - breast
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| * '''piku''' - buttock
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| * '''kemelo''' - calf
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| * '''x''' - cheek
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| * '''x''' - chest
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| * '''x''' - chin
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| * '''x''' - ear
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| * '''x''' - elbow
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| * '''x''' - eye / (brow/lash/lid)
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| * '''x''' - face
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| * '''x''' - finger (nail)
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| * '''x''' - foot
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| * '''x''' - forehead
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| * '''x''' - hair
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| ===Physical States and Activities===
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| ===Sensory Perception===
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| ===Personal Care===
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| ==The Physical World==
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| ===The Universe===
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| ===The Environment===
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| ===Matter and the Environment===
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| ===Characteristics of Matter===
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| ===Geography===
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| ==Plants==
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| ===General Vocabulary===
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| ===Flowers===
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| ===Trees===
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| ===Fruits===
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| ===Vegetables and Herbs===
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| ==The Animal World==
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| ===Animals===
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| * '''haya''' - animal / beast
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| * '''peka''' - bat
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| * '''kuma''' - bear
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| * '''ayani''' - buffalo
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| * '''nyesa''' - bull / bovine / cow / ox
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| * '''unta''' - camel
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| * '''mihu''' - cat
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| :* '''myao''' - meow
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| * '''masa''' - deer
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| * '''nika''' - dog
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| :* '''haoku''' - bark / howl
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| * '''atsua''' - donkey / mule
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| * '''pilo''' - elephant
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| * '''x''' - farm
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| :* '''x''' - barn
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| :* '''x''' - farmer
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| :* '''x''' - fence
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| * '''x''' - fox
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| * '''x''' - giraffe
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| * '''x''' - goat
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| * '''x''' - hare / rabbit
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| * '''x''' - hippo
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| * '''x''' - horse
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| :* '''x''' - neigh
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| * '''x''' - hunt
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| :* '''x''' - hunter
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| :* '''x''' - hunting
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| * '''x''' - hyena
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| * '''x''' - lamb
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| * '''x''' - leopard
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| * '''x''' - lion
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| :* '''x''' - roar
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| * '''x''' - mammal
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| * '''x''' - mole
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| * '''x''' - monkey / primate
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| * '''x''' - cougar
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| * '''x''' - mouse / rodent / rat
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| * '''x''' - paw / hoof
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| * '''x''' - pet
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| * '''x''' - pig / swine
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| * '''x''' - rhino
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| * '''x''' - sheep
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| * '''x''' - tail
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| * '''x''' - tiger
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| * '''x''' - vertebrate
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| :* '''x''' - invertebrate
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| ===Birds and Fowl===
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| ===Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians and Marine Mammals===
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| ===Insects and Other Invertebrates===
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| ==Basic Social Greetings==
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| ===Greetings and Farewells===
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| ===Forms of Address and Introductions===
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| ===Courtesy===
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| ==Speaking and Talking==
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| ===Speech Activities and Types===
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| ===Useful Expressions===
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| ==Telephone==
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| ===Telephones and Accessories===
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| ===Using the Telephone===
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| ==Letter Writing==
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| ===Salutations and Closings===
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| ===Parts of a Letter===
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| ==The Media==
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| ===Print Media===
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| ===Electronic Media===
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| ==Feelings==
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| ===Moods / Attitudes / Emotions===
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| ===Likes & Dislikes===
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| ===Expressing Emotions===
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| ==Thinking==
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| ===Describing Thought===
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| ===Basic thought Process===
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| ==At Home==
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| ===Parts of the House===
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| ===Rooms===
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| ===Furniture===
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| ===Common Items===
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| ===Services===
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| ===Additional Vocab===
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| ===Apartment life===
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| ==Eating & Drinking==
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| ===Meals===
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| * '''ina supu''' - breakfast
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| * '''ina yohua''' - dinner
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| * '''ina''' - food
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| * '''ina pye''' - lunch
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| * '''inama''' - meal
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| * '''inahi''' - snack
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| * '''inaha''' - feast
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| ===Food Preparation===
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| ===Meat & Poultry===
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| ===Seafood===
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| ===Vegetables===
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| ===Fruits===
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| ===Menu Items===
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| ===Dairy===
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| ===Grains===
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| ===Spices===
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| ===Drinks===
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| ===At the Table===
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| ===Dining Out===
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| ===Buying & Describing Food & Drink===
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| == Index ==
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| {{Kala index}}
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| [[Category:Kala]]
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