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| = Basic =
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| == greetings ==
| | <big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big> |
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| * '''yata''' - <small>greet/farewell</small> - ''Hello. / Goodbye.''
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| * '''iyomani''' - <small>PROX-day-nice</small> - ''Good day/morning.''
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| * '''ipuamani''' - <small>PROX-evening-nice</small> - ''Good night/evening.''
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| * '''to tayo ka''' - <small>manner 2S.POSS Q</small> - ''How are you?''
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| * '''niha, nyasa''' - <small>fine thank</small> - ''Fine, thank you.''
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| == meeting ==
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| * '''ke ata tayo ka''' - <small>O name 2S.POSS Q</small> - ''What is your name?''
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| * '''____ ke ata nayo''' - <small>____ O name 1S.POSS</small> - ''____ is my name.''
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| * '''ya pesoni''' - <small>VOC meet-nice</small> - ''Nice to meet you.''
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| == civilities ==
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| * '''tsepa''' - <small>please</small> - ''Please.''
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| * '''nyasa''' - <small>thank</small> - ''Thank you.''
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| * '''nyasampa''' - <small>thank-much</small> - ''Thank you very much.''
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| * '''hako''' - <small>welcome</small> - ''You're welcome.''
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| * '''munyek''' - <small>problem-NEG</small> - ''No problem.''
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| * '''yali(te)''' - <small>pardon-(PREC)</small> - ''Excuse me.''<br>(getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
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| * '''na koya''' - <small>1S apologize</small> - ''I'm sorry.''
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| * '''tama''' - <small>good</small> - ''It's okay/fine.''<br>(polite response to “I’m sorry”)
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| * '''munak''' - <small>worry-NEG</small> - ''No worries.''<br>(informal response to “I’m sorry”)
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| = Communicating =
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| * '''na ke kala unyak''' - <small>1sg O language know-NEG</small> - ''I don't speak Kala.''
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| * '''ta ke enkalatla unya ka''' - <small>2sg O England-language know Q</small> - ''Do you know English?''
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| * '''kola ke enkalatla unyatle hina ka''' - <small>AG-INDEF O England-language know-REL be.here Q</small> - ''Is there someone here who speaks English?''
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| * '''yote!''' - <small>help</small> - ''Help!'' (in emergencies)
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| * '''na unyak''' - <small>1sg understand-NEG</small> - ''I don't understand.''
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| * '''pokomo ka''' - <small>urinate-place Q</small> - ''Where's the pisser?'' (informal)
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| * '''mo uetse ka''' - <small>place toilet Q</small> - ''Where is the toilet?'' (polite)
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| = Problems =
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| * '''ya utse''' - <small>VOC exclude</small> - ''Leave me alone.''
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| * '''na uehak''' - <small>1S want-NEG</small> - ''I don't want it!''<br>(useful for people who come up trying to sell you something)
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| * '''ya matok''' - <small>VOC touch-NEG</small> - ''Don't touch me!''
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| * '''na ke tsonyo nyalotli''' - <small>1S O police phone-FUT</small> - ''I'll call the police!''
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| * '''tsonyo''' - <small>police</small> - ''Police!''
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| * '''ya nusuko''' - <small>VOC steal-AG</small> - ''Stop, Thief!''
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| == Asking for help ==
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| * '''ena yotehe''' - <small>P.1S help-NEC</small> - ''I need help.''
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| = Test Sentences =
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| ! ''Kala''
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| ! ''Gloss''
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| ! ''English''
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| ! 1
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| | '''na noya'''
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| | <small>1s happy</small>
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| | ''I am happy.''
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| ! 2
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| | '''na noyak'''
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| | <small>1s happy-NEG</small>
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| | ''I am not happy.''
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| ! 3
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| | '''na noyaye'''
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| | <small>1s happy-PST</small>
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| | ''I was happy.''
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| |}
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