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*'''Kala''' is meant to be a simple and euphonic personal conlang.
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*Many lexical entries are inspired and/or influenced by any number of natlangs
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== Phonology ==
<big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big>


=== consonants ===
The Kala conlang...


*Plosives
* [[Kala/calendar|calendar]]
* [[Kala/chat|conversations]]
* [[Kala/etymology|etymology]]
** [[Kala/roots|roots]]
* [[Kala/lexicon|lexicon]]
** [[Kala/affixes|affixes]]
** [[Kala/lexicon/theme|thematic lexicon]]
* [[Kala/particles|particles]]
* [[Kala/phrases|phrases]]
* [[Kala/affixes|word formation]]
* [[Kala/writing|writing]]


:'''p''' - [p~b] | '''t''' - [t~d] | '''k''' - [k~g] | ''' ' ''' - [?]


*Nasals


:'''m''' - [m] | '''n''' - [n] | '''ny''' - [J]


*Fricatives


:'''s''' - [s~S] | '''ts''' - [ts~tS] | '''h''' - [h~h\]
[[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Conscripts]][[Category:Kala]]
 
*Approximants
 
:'''u''' - [u] | '''y''' - [j]
 
*Laterals
 
:'''l''' - [l] | '''tl''' - [tK]
 
=== vowels ===
 
* '''a''' - /a~a:/ | '''e''' - /e~e:/ | '''i''' - /i~i:/ | '''o''' - /o~o:/ | '''u''' - /u~u:/
 
==== diphthongs ====
 
* '''ua''' - /wa:/ | '''ue''' - /we:/
 
=== syllable structure ===
 
* (C)V(k, m, n)
 
== Grammar ==
 
=== plurals ===
 
* To make a noun plural, add '''-m''' to the end.
:Example :  '''kono''' - stone | '''konom''' - stones
 
*Adjectives do not change when they are plural. However, when an adjective is used in place of a noun, it can be pluralized.
:Example : '''nyeli''' - pink | '''nyelim''' - (the) pink (ones)
 
=== gender ===
 
*In general, nouns do not indicate their gender. To distinguish the sexes, one can use the adjectival endings '''-ta''' and '''-na'''.
:Example : '''nikata''' "a male dog", '''nikana''' "a female dog".
 
== Lexicon ==
 
=== numbers ===
 
* zero / nothing / 0 - '''e'o'''
* one / 1 - '''na'o'''
* two / 2 - '''ta'o'''
* three / 3 - '''ha'o'''
* four / 4 - '''ma'o'''
* five / 5 - '''ya'o'''
* six / 6 - '''tsa'o'''
* seven / 7 - '''ka'o'''
* eight / 8 - '''pa'o'''
* nine / 9 - '''sa'o'''
* ten / 10 - '''ue'o'''
* hundred / 100 - '''nye'o'''
* thousand / 1000 - '''tle'o'''
 
==== higher numbers ====
 
* eleven / 11 - '''uesa'o'''
 
* twenty / 20 - '''taue'o'''
 
* one hundred one / 101 - '''nyena'o'''
 
* three hundred twenty five / 325 - '''hanyetaueya'o''' (''long form'') | '''hataya'o''' (''short form'')
 
* six thousand and twenty / 6020 - '''tsatletaue'o'''
 
=== family ===
 
* family / kin - '''tlika'''
* parent - '''onata'''
* grandparent - '''onataha'''
* spouse - '''tlanata'''
* sibling - '''uanata'''
* child - '''inata'''
 
* father / uncle - '''ota'''
* mother / aunt - '''ona'''
* man / husband - '''tla'ota'''
* woman / husband - '''tla'ona'''
* grandfather - '''otaha'''
* grandmother - '''onaha'''
* brother / cousin - '''otaua'''
* sister / cousin - '''onaua'''
* boy / son - '''ota'i'''
* girl / daughter - '''ona'i'''
 
=== verbs ===
 
* exchange / trade - '''omo'''
* regulate - '''naho'''
* locate / place - '''mo'''
* whistle - '''metla'''
* kill / murder - '''mata'''
* expel / excrete / shit - '''kuna'''
* count / number - '''ko'o'''
* greet / welcome - '''kita'''
* bite / chew - '''kipa'''
* bleed - '''ketla'''
* lead / command - '''kana'''
* speak / talk / say - '''kala'''
* love - '''itsa'''
* eat / consume - '''ina'''
* fly / hover - '''ila'''
* be born / birth - '''ala'''
* be / exist - '''a'''
 
== Examples ==
 
* '''mo ta yala ka'''
:''place/locale 2sg go/walk/travel INT-part''
::Where are you going?
 
* '''nam tsala inaye'''
:''1pl sauce/paste eat-PAST''
::We ate the sauce.
 
* '''ko tayo onatam ka'''
:''person 2sg-POSS parent-PL INT-part''
::Who are your parents?
 
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Latest revision as of 10:58, 7 December 2021


THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.

The Kala conlang...