User:Masako/nkala

Word order

• SOV
• Attributes follow the words that they modify.

Phonology

Syllable structure is (C)V

Consonants

• /p t k m n s l w j/

p t k m n s l w y

Clusters

• mp - /ᵐp/
• nt - /ⁿt/
• tl - /t͡ɬ/
• ts - /t͡s/
• nk - /ᵑk/
• kw - /kʷ/

Vowels

• /a i u a: i: u:/

a i u á í ú

Nouns

Number

Nouns are marked for various quantities:

• má- - many; much; a lot
• mú- - group; collection; mass of
• mwá- - all; every
• ná- - plural; several
• nwá- - one; a
• pá- - pair of; both
• tsí- - few; little
• yú- - piece of

Pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
1	wa-	pwa-	kwa-
2	ni-	(m)pi-	(n)ki-
3	u-	pu-	ku-

Verbs

Tense

Verbs are either non-past or past.

• wa-kwit-a

1sg-eat-NPST

I eat. / I am eating. / I will eat.

• wa-kwit-i

1sg-eat-PST

I ate.

Lexicon

Lexical entries are listed in root form.

• kwit- - eat; nourish; bread
• nyak- - fire; burn; light