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| | <big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big> |
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| The Kala conlang... | | The Kala conlang... |
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| * [[Kala/calendar|calendar]] | | * [[Kala/calendar|calendar]] |
| | * [[Kala/chat|conversations]] |
| | * [[Kala/etymology|etymology]] |
| | ** [[Kala/roots|roots]] |
| * [[Kala/lexicon|lexicon]] | | * [[Kala/lexicon|lexicon]] |
| | ** [[Kala/affixes|affixes]] |
| ** [[Kala/lexicon/theme|thematic lexicon]] | | ** [[Kala/lexicon/theme|thematic lexicon]] |
| | * [[Kala/particles|particles]] |
| * [[Kala/phrases|phrases]] | | * [[Kala/phrases|phrases]] |
| * [[Kala/syllables|syllables]]
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| * [[Kala/affixes|word formation]] | | * [[Kala/affixes|word formation]] |
| * [[Kala/writing|writing]] | | * [[Kala/writing|writing]] |
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| = Introduction =
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| == Word Order ==
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| === Comparisons ===
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| When things being compared have equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used.
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| * '''mita kue tahi taha''' - <small>dog like boy big</small> - ''The dog is as big as the boy.''
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| * '''mpa'a kue mosa niha''' - <small>movie like book nice</small> - ''The movie is as good as the book.''
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| If two things are not equal, they are unequal.
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| * '''nanku ke manyo itlok''' - <small>1pl.RECP O height same-NEG</small> - ''We are not the same height''.
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| * '''ta kue na manyoha''' - <small>2sg like 1sg height-AUG</small> - ''You are taller than I.''
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| * '''ke no ta'o poku itlok''' - <small>O thing two cost same-NEG</small> - ''The two items do not cost the same.''
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| * '''potonyo kue ninka mpahaka''' - <small>photo-tool as television expensive-AUG</small> - ''The camera is more expensive than the television.''
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| == Parts of Speech ==
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| '''Kala''' has three parts of speech, each with several subgroups. Nouns and verbs are substantive, while particles tend to be only functional.
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| # '''noma''' - nouns
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| ## '''nkalo''' - personal pronouns
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| ## '''uatse''' - demonstratives
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| # '''uati''' - verbs
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| ## '''pusa''' - adverbials
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| ## '''tatse''' - locative verbs (prepositions)
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| ## '''keyo''' - descriptive verbs (adjectives)
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| # '''peya''' - particles
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| ## '''nita''' - interjections
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| ## '''eka''' - affixes
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| = Morphology =
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| == Nouns ==
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| == Particles ==
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| === Conjunctions ===
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| * '''ma''' - and; also; too; as well
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| * '''ehe''' ('''me''') - but; yet; however
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| * '''ua''' - or; either
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| * '''ue''' - either X or Y
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| * '''uenke''' ('''uek''') - neither X nor Y
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| * '''yatli''' - therefore; if X then Y
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| * '''yema''' - both X and Y
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| === Function words ===
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| === Interjections ===
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| [[Category:Conlangs]] | | [[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Conscripts]][[Category:Kala]] |
