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{{Nkala}} | |||
= p = | |||
* '''pa'u''' - eight | |||
* '''pu'ia''' - color / hue / shade / pigment | |||
= t = | |||
* '''tsala''' - sauce / paste | |||
* '''tsai''' - tea | |||
* '''tsa'u''' - six | |||
* '''tsuku''' - blue | |||
* '''ta''' - ''pn'' - 2s.NOM | |||
* '''tam''' - ''pn'' - 2p.NOM | |||
* '''tai''' - ''pn'' - 2s.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''tami''' - ''pn'' - 2p.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''tanku''' - ''pn'' - 2p.RECP | |||
* '''ta'u''' - two | |||
* '''ti'u''' - thousand | |||
* '''tulunku''' - orange | |||
= k = | |||
* '''ka'u''' - seven | |||
* '''kisipu''' - silver | |||
* '''kutsu''' - flesh / meat | |||
* '''ku'ia''' - green | |||
= m = | |||
* '''matla''' - stew / soup / porridge | |||
* '''malu''' - brown / tan | |||
* '''ma'u''' - four | |||
* '''mi'u''' - 10^5 | |||
= n = | |||
* '''na''' - ''pn'' - 1s.NOM | |||
* '''nam''' - ''pn'' - 1p.NOM | |||
* '''nai''' - ''pn'' - 1s.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''nami''' - ''pn'' - 1p.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''nanku''' - ''pn'' - 1p.RECP | |||
* '''na'u''' - one | |||
* '''nia'i''' - white | |||
* '''ni'u''' - hundred | |||
* '''niuma''' - rice / grain / seed | |||
= s = | |||
* '''sakana''' - fish | |||
* '''sa'iu''' - 19 days / "month" | |||
* '''sa'u''' - nine | |||
* '''supuku''' - gray | |||
= l = | |||
* '''la''' - ''pn'' - 3s.NOM | |||
* '''lam''' - ''pn'' - 3p.NOM | |||
* '''lai''' - ''pn'' - 3s.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''lami''' - ''pn'' - 3p.POSS/REFL | |||
* '''lanku''' - ''pn'' - 3p.RECP | |||
* '''la'u''' - three | |||
* '''li'u''' - 10^4 | |||
= a = | |||
* '''atana''' - body / corpse / cadaver / anatomy / physique | |||
* '''akai''' - red | |||
* '''ama''' - time / era | |||
* '''ana''' - head / skull / mind | |||
* '''ania''' - eye / to see, look | |||
* '''aniu''' - year / 365 or 366 days | |||
* '''anu''' - ear / to hear, listen | |||
* '''alani''' - gold [color] | |||
* '''aita''' - ''pn'' - 2s.ACC | |||
* '''aitam''' - ''pn'' - 2p.ACC | |||
* '''aina''' - ''pn'' - 1s.ACC | |||
* '''ainam''' - ''pn'' - 1p.ACC | |||
* '''aila''' - ''pn'' - 3s.ACC | |||
* '''ailam''' - ''pn'' - 3p.ACC | |||
* '''a'u''' - zero / nothing | |||
= i = | |||
* '''ina''' - food / to eat | |||
* '''inapa''' - grape | |||
* '''ilila''' - purple / violet / indigo | |||
* '''iana''' - yellow | |||
* '''ia'u''' - five | |||
* '''iuma''' - day | |||
= u = | |||
* '''ulutu''' - pink | |||
* '''u'ia''' - black | |||
* '''ua'u''' - ten | |||
== phrases == | == phrases == |
Revision as of 17:48, 12 October 2010
- Nkala
abbreviations / notation used
- absolutive - ABS
- accusative - ACC
- first person - 1
- nominative - NOM
- object - obj
- preposition - prep
- second person - 2
- subject - sub
- third person - 3
- verb - v
grammar
word order
- (sub) - (obj) - (v)
- (sub) - (v)
- (sub) - (prep) - (obj) - (v)
sounds
consonants
- p - /p~b/ | mp - /mp~mb/
- t - /t~d/ | nt - /nt~nd/
- k - /k~g/ | nk - /nk~N/
- m - /m/
- n - /n/
- s - /s~S/ | ts - /ts~tS/
- l - /l~r/ | tl - /tl~tK/
vowels
- a - /a~a:/ | ai - /aI:/ | au - /aU:/
- i - /i~i:/ | ia - /ja:/ | iau - /jaU:/ | iu - /ju:/
- u - /u~u:/ | ua - /wa:/ | uai - /waI:/
syllable structure
- (C)V
- Note - The apostrophe ( ' ) is used to separate vowel groups and is not pronounced.
pronouns
NOM
- na - 1s
- ta - 2s
- la - 3s
- nam - 1p
- tam - 2p
- lam - 3p
ACC
- aina - 1s
- aita - 2s
- aila - 3s
- ainam - 1p
- aitam - 2p
- ailam - 3p
--
- naita itsa
- 1s.NOM-2s.ACC love
- I love you.
POSS / REFL
- nai - 1s
- tai - 2s
- lai - 3s
- nami - 1p
- tami - 2p
- lami - 3p
RECP
- nanku - 1p
- tanku - 2p
- lanku - 3p
colors
basic colors
- u la pu'ia a ka
- TOP.PTC 3s color COP INT
- What color is it?
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- pu'ia - color / hue / shade / pigment
- kisipu - silver
- ku'ia - green
- tsuku - blue
- tulunku - orange
- malu - brown / tan
- nia'i - white
- supuku - gray
- akai - red
- alani - gold [color]
- iana - yellow
- ilila - purple / violet / indigo
- ulutu - pink
- u'ia - black
describing colors
food
- kutsu - flesh / meat
- matla - stew / soup / porridge
- niuma - rice / grain / seed
- sakana - fish
- tsala - sauce / paste
- ina - food / to eat
- inapa - grape
time
- saiu - 19 days / "month"
- ama - time / era
- aniu - year / 365 or 366 days
- iuma - day
numbers
- a'u - zero / nothing
- na'u - one
- ta'u - two
- la'u - three
- ma'u - four
- ia'u - five
- tsa'u - six
- ka'u - seven
- pa'u - eight
- sa'u - nine
- ua'u - ten
--
- ni'u - hundred
- ti'u - thousand
- li'u - 10^4
- mi'u - 10^5
body
- atana - body / corpse / cadaver / anatomy / physique
head
- ana - head / skull / mind [metaphorical]
- ania - eye / to see, look
- anu - ear / to hear, listen
torso
p
- pa'u - eight
- pu'ia - color / hue / shade / pigment
t
- tsala - sauce / paste
- tsai - tea
- tsa'u - six
- tsuku - blue
- ta - pn - 2s.NOM
- tam - pn - 2p.NOM
- tai - pn - 2s.POSS/REFL
- tami - pn - 2p.POSS/REFL
- tanku - pn - 2p.RECP
- ta'u - two
- ti'u - thousand
- tulunku - orange
k
- ka'u - seven
- kisipu - silver
- kutsu - flesh / meat
- ku'ia - green
m
- matla - stew / soup / porridge
- malu - brown / tan
- ma'u - four
- mi'u - 10^5
n
- na - pn - 1s.NOM
- nam - pn - 1p.NOM
- nai - pn - 1s.POSS/REFL
- nami - pn - 1p.POSS/REFL
- nanku - pn - 1p.RECP
- na'u - one
- nia'i - white
- ni'u - hundred
- niuma - rice / grain / seed
s
- sakana - fish
- sa'iu - 19 days / "month"
- sa'u - nine
- supuku - gray
l
- la - pn - 3s.NOM
- lam - pn - 3p.NOM
- lai - pn - 3s.POSS/REFL
- lami - pn - 3p.POSS/REFL
- lanku - pn - 3p.RECP
- la'u - three
- li'u - 10^4
a
- atana - body / corpse / cadaver / anatomy / physique
- akai - red
- ama - time / era
- ana - head / skull / mind
- ania - eye / to see, look
- aniu - year / 365 or 366 days
- anu - ear / to hear, listen
- alani - gold [color]
- aita - pn - 2s.ACC
- aitam - pn - 2p.ACC
- aina - pn - 1s.ACC
- ainam - pn - 1p.ACC
- aila - pn - 3s.ACC
- ailam - pn - 3p.ACC
- a'u - zero / nothing
i
- ina - food / to eat
- inapa - grape
- ilila - purple / violet / indigo
- iana - yellow
- ia'u - five
- iuma - day
u
- ulutu - pink
- u'ia - black
- ua'u - ten
phrases
- iata'a - hello / hi / greetings
- mu ta iala ka
- place 2s go INT
- Where are you going?