Kala/lexicon/theme

anatomy

• keha - body; corpse

head

• kaue - chin; jaw
• kipa - gums; inner mouth
• myeka - throat; voice; neck; nape
• nyase - eyelashes
• senu - hair
• suha - tongue; mouth; taste
• tsila - lip
• tsupa - saliva; spit
• tlihya - beard; mustache ; facial hair
• ampi - snot; nasal mucus
• ampu - smell; sniff; nose
• ana - brain; mind; head
• anya - eye; look; see
• yatsi - tooth; bite; chew; tusk; fang
• yotsa - face; cheek
• anu - ear; hear; listen

animals

winged

• pato - duck
• peka - bat
• tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
• kapyo - gull; seagull
• mpelo - buzzard
• mpiko - black eagle; vulture; condor
• mpuni - ostrich
• mano - chicken; fowl; poultry
• noka - mouth; beak; spout; mouthpiece; bill
• si'i - crow; raven
• sono - partridge; Francolinus chinensis
• hapi - pigeon; dove
• hinti - turkey
• husa - goose; swan
• tsiti - sparrow; Passer domesticus
• tsikua - bird; avian
• tloma - feather; plumage; plume
• ala - wing
• oku - owl

basic verbs

• muya - cause; do; make [CAUS]
• a - exist; be; yes
• yoha - have; possess [POSS]; genitive [GEN]
• pala - can; may; possible; able to
• neya - ought to; suggest [SUG]
• yaso - prepare; get/be ready
• ueha - desire; want; wish [VOL]
• ueyo - intend; intent; intention [VOL]
• ela - become; change into; turn into
• tse'e - appear; seem
• myonta - allow; permit [PERM]
• ketsa - doubt; suspicion [dubitative DUB]
• upya - attempt; try [ATT]
• toho - assert; claim; state
• kume - cancel; repeal; undo
• mula - begin; initial; start
• nkoso - continue; proceed; progressive [PROG]
• opua - end; finish; complete [PFV]

colors

• ketla - red
• kinya - silver; coins
• kitsa - dark; darkly; darkness
• kono - gray; stone; ash
• kuya - green; foliage; verdant
• malo - brown
• mono - blonde; fair
• nila - blue
• nyahi - white; snow
• nyeli / elila - pink; rose
• nyome - beige; tan; khaki
• sahi (-si) - color; hue; shade
• tsalo - clear; transparent
• tsenka - orange
• tlila - purple
• akai (-kai) - deep red
• aoya - deep blue
• ola - gold
• oya - black
• yana - yellow

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

• tsonta - teenager; adolescent
• 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

numbers

• ye'o - zero; 0
• na'o - one; 1
• ta'o - two; 2
• ha'o - three; 3
• ma'o - four; 4
• ya'o - five; 5
• tsa'o - six; 6
• ka'o - seven; 7
• pa'o - eight; 8
• sa'o - nine; 9
• ue'o - ten; 10
• nye'o - hundred; 100
• tle'o - thousand; 1000
• mue'o - ten thousand; 10^4
• kye'o - hundred thousand; 10^5
• nte'o - million; 10^6
• hue'o - billion; 10^9

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 - 508^th

• 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

time

• sanya - second [of time]
• punu - minute [of time]
• tsima - hour; o'clock; time
• yoma - day; daytime
• yomua - dawn; daybreak; morning [a.m.]
• yotso - midday; noon
• puama - afternoon; dusk; evening [p.m.]
• yohua - night; nighttime
• huatso - midnight
• sema - week [7 days]
• sayo - calendar month
• muasa - season
• kueta - spring [season]
• natsu - summer
• aki - autumn; fall
• neku - winter
• anyo - year [365/366 days]
• uenyo - decade; era; period
• nyema - century
• tlenyo - millennium
• atli - future; future tense [FUT]
• aye - past; past tense [PST]
• sayoma - calendar; date

seasons

• muasa - season
• kueta - spring (rainy season)
• natsu - summer (dry season)
• aki - autumn; fall (harvest season)
• neku - winter (snowy season)

toponyms

• yolopa - Europe
  • palansa - France
  • amenya - Germany
  • itali - Italy

• ameyo kita - North America
  • kanata - Canada
  • mehiko - Mexico
  • tlihanya ameyo - USA

• asiya - Asia
  • nihono - Japan
  • tsunkuya - China
  • tlosiya - Russia
  • apuha - Afghanistan

• apuka - Africa
  • kemeta - Egypt
  • konkoya - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • maliha - Mali

• otlali - Australia