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== Nouns == | == Nouns == | ||
Nouns are marked for number; plural and collective: | |||
* <b>mita</b> - <small>dog</small> - <i>a dog</i> | |||
** <b>mitam</b> - <small>dog-PL</small> - <i>dogs</i> | |||
** <b>tlimita</b> - <small>COL-dog</small> - <i>a dog pack / a pack of dogs</i> | |||
** <b>tlimitam</b> - <small>COL-dog-PL</small> - <i>dog packs / packs of dogs</i> | |||
When the final syllable of a word contains an <b>m</b>, <b>mp</b>, and sometimes a <b>p</b> the plural marking changes to <b>-lo</b>. | |||
* <b>yama</b> - <small>mountain</small> - <i>a mountain</i> | |||
** <b>yamalo</b> - <small>mountain-PL</small> - <i>mountains</i> | |||
** <b>tliyama</b> - <small>COL-mountain</small> - <i>a mountain range / range of mountains</i> | |||
** <b>tliyamalo</b> - <small>COL-mountain-PL</small> - <i>mountain ranges / ranges of mountains</i> | |||
Gender is not normally marked but can be with the endings <b>-na</b> and <b>-ta</b> to mark the feminine and masculine, respectively. | |||
* <b>uma</b> - <small>horse</small> - <i>a horse</i> | |||
** <b>umana</b> - <small>horse-FEM</small> - <i>mare</i> | |||
** <b>umata</b> - <small>horse-MASC</small> - <i>stallion</i> | |||
Revision as of 09:28, 11 May 2017
A short primer for Kala grammar. The full grammar can be found here:
Word order
SUBJECT - OBJECT - VERB
- naka ke mita itsa
- woman O dog love
- The woman loves the dog.
Kala lacks morphological adjectives and instead uses attributive verbs.
- ke tsaka taha
- O house be.big
- The big house / The house is big
Adverbs tend to precede the verb phrase they modify.
- tsumun nam yokone
- cautious-ADV 1pl swim-SUG
- We should swim cautiously.
Kala lacks morphological prepositions and instead uses locational and relational verbs.
- mita ke yempa tahe
- dog O table be.under
- The dog is under the table.
Nouns
Nouns are marked for number; plural and collective:
- mita - dog - a dog
- mitam - dog-PL - dogs
- tlimita - COL-dog - a dog pack / a pack of dogs
- tlimitam - COL-dog-PL - dog packs / packs of dogs
When the final syllable of a word contains an m, mp, and sometimes a p the plural marking changes to -lo.
- yama - mountain - a mountain
- yamalo - mountain-PL - mountains
- tliyama - COL-mountain - a mountain range / range of mountains
- tliyamalo - COL-mountain-PL - mountain ranges / ranges of mountains
Gender is not normally marked but can be with the endings -na and -ta to mark the feminine and masculine, respectively.
- uma - horse - a horse
- umana - horse-FEM - mare
- umata - horse-MASC - stallion
