User:Masako/nkala

sounds

• q (ʔ); sh (ʃ); y (j); á (ə)

nouns

number

Plural nouns are formed by appending -m to nouns ending in vowels or -im to nouns ending in consonants. This does not alter the stress:

• adab > adabim — house > houses
• kadá > kadám — woman > women

case

Grammatical Cases

Number	Name	Suffix	Example	English Gloss
1	Nominative	-	adab	house
2	Oblique	-o / -wa	dabwa	the house, in the house, to the house, etc.
3	Genitive	-ai / -ya	dabya	of the house
4	Locative	-ush / da	dabda	in/at/on the house
5	Instrumental	-ak / -ha	dabha	with/using the house

pronouns

	nominative	oblique	genitive	dative
1sg	-an	eyan	nai	x
2sg	-ti (-e)	eti (aye)	tiya	x
3sg	-u / -a	eya	ai	x
1pl	-uk	eyuk	kai	x
2pl	-ut	eyut	tai	x
3pl	-um	eyum	mai	x

number

Ilya	number	English	Ilya	number	English	Ilya	number	English
nul	0	zero	sha	6	six	kishada	500	five hundred
wa	1	one	seb	7	seven	hesha	103	(one) thousand
ni	2	two	oka	8	eight	dahesh	104	ten thousand
ush	3	three	nen	9	nine	sadahesh	105	(one) hundred thousand
ha	4	four	da	10	ten
kish	5	five	sada	100	(one) hundred

verbs

• yem-ek - to eat

• yem-an - I eat

tense

• - non-past tense
• -esh - past tense

lexicon

b

• bahá - related to being smooth; soft; tender
  • bahek - to be smooth

• ban - related to plans; procedure
  • banek - to plan

d

• da - ten (number-forming element)

• dab - related to living, residing, inhabiting
  • adab - dwelling; home; house
  • dabra - to dwell; reside

k

• kagá - related to donation; contribution
  • kagra - to donate; give

y

• yem - related to food and eating
  • eyem - food; sustenance
  • yemek - to eat