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* girl / daughter - '''ona'i'''
* girl / daughter - '''ona'i'''


=== verbs ===
=== general lexica ===
 
*The majority of lexical units in '''Kala''' can have multiple roles.
*Most have a primary role, such as verb, noun or adjective, but almost all can serve in at least two roles.
*Because of this, this list is sorted alphabetically and not by part of speech or category.
 
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==== a ====
 
* '''a''' - to be, exist | yes
* '''ala''' - to be born | to birth
 
==== e ====
 
==== h ====
 
==== i ====
 
* '''ila''' - bird, avian | to fly, hover
* '''ina''' - food, sustenance | to eat, consume
* '''itsa''' - love, affection | to love, care for
 
==== k ====
 
* '''kuna''' - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate
 
==== l ====
 
==== m ====
 
* '''mata''' - to kill, murder
* '''metla''' - to whistle | sound of wind | flute
* '''mo''' - to locate, place | locative | location [where]
 
==== n ====
 
* '''naho''' - to regulate | rule | grammar
 
==== ny ====
 
==== o ====
 
* '''omo''' - to exchange, trade | commerce, business
 
==== p ====
 
==== s ====
 
==== t ====
 
==== tl ====
 
==== ts ====
 
==== u ====
 
==== y ====


* exchange / trade - '''omo'''
* regulate - '''naho'''
* locate / place - '''mo'''
* whistle - '''metla'''
* kill / murder - '''mata'''
* expel / excrete / shit - '''kuna'''
* count / number - '''ko'o'''
* count / number - '''ko'o'''
* greet / welcome - '''kita'''
* greet / welcome - '''kita'''
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* lead / command - '''kana'''
* lead / command - '''kana'''
* speak / talk / say - '''kala'''
* speak / talk / say - '''kala'''
* love - '''itsa'''
* eat / consume - '''ina'''
* fly / hover - '''ila'''
* be born / birth - '''ala'''
* be / exist - '''a'''


== Examples ==
== Examples ==

Revision as of 20:04, 25 April 2009

  • Kala is meant to be a simple and euphonic personal conlang.
  • Many lexical entries are inspired and/or influenced by any number of natlangs

Phonology

consonants

  • Plosives
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\]
  • 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

general lexica

  • The majority of lexical units in Kala can have multiple roles.
  • Most have a primary role, such as verb, noun or adjective, but almost all can serve in at least two roles.
  • Because of this, this list is sorted alphabetically and not by part of speech or category.


p t k m n s h l a

a

  • a - to be, exist | yes
  • ala - to be born | to birth

e

h

i

  • ila - bird, avian | to fly, hover
  • ina - food, sustenance | to eat, consume
  • itsa - love, affection | to love, care for

k

  • kuna - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate

l

m

  • mata - to kill, murder
  • metla - to whistle | sound of wind | flute
  • mo - to locate, place | locative | location [where]

n

  • naho - to regulate | rule | grammar

ny

o

  • omo - to exchange, trade | commerce, business

p

s

t

tl

ts

u

y

  • count / number - ko'o
  • greet / welcome - kita
  • bite / chew - kipa
  • bleed - ketla
  • lead / command - kana
  • speak / talk / say - kala

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?