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= tense =
=palalo=


==Present==
===a===
* '''Me pasea''' (''I walk, I am walking'')
* '''aku / ku''' - hundred
* '''Me es en media de pasea''' (''I’m in the middle of walking'')  <small>If necessary to emphasize the action is in process</small>
* '''ama''' - but; yet; however
* '''awa''' - or; either
* '''ayo''' - any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever
===e===
* '''enpo''' - be away from; move away
===i===
* '''ila''' - be near; move toward; in direction of
===k===
* '''kasa''' - house; building; apartment; room; residence
* '''kata''' - speak; talk; language
* '''ko''' - he; she; it
* '''kome''' - eat; consume
* '''koye''' - some; a few; a little
* '''kula''' - all; whole; entire; every; complete
===l===
* '''le''' - past tense [PST]
* '''lo / -lo''' - plural marker [PL]
* '''loka''' - place; location; spot; point
* '''loma''' - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
===m===
* '''ma''' - interrogative particle
* '''malu''' - be small; little; tiny
* '''mila''' - thousand
* '''muki''' - ocean; sea; bay
===n===
* '''na''' - seven
* '''ni''' - you
* '''note''' - night; darkness
* '''nun''' - nine
===o===
* '''o''' - direct object particle
* '''oma''' - female parent
* '''opa''' - male parent
===p===
* '''pa''' - eight
* '''pala''' - word; morpheme; unit of language
* '''pan''' - food; bread
* '''paya''' - white; whiteness
* '''peka''' - run; flee; move quickly
* '''pen''' - five
* '''pu''' - this; these
===s===
* '''sa''' - future tense [FUT]
* '''san''' - three; triple
* '''si''' - four
* '''simu''' - letter (of the alphabet)
* '''su''' - that; those
* '''sunya''' - zero; nothing
===t===
* '''ta''' - be large; big; grand
* '''tani''' - be aware of; know; understand
* '''tanko''' - word; morpheme
* '''tu''' - two; double; duo
===u===
* '''u''' - and; also; too; as well
* '''un''' - one; single; alone
===w===
* '''wa''' - I; me
* '''we''' - six
* '''wite''' - see; look; watch; observe
===y===
* '''ya''' - vocative / imperative particle
* '''yati''' - hand; arm
* '''ye''' - ten
* '''yo / -yo''' - have; hold; contain
* '''yu''' - be in; at; on
* '''yuma''' - day; daylight
* '''yunta''' - gather; collect; amass


==Past==
=phrases=
* '''Me ia pasea'''  (''I walked, I had walked'', also: ''I was walking'')


===Past perfect===
* '''wa tani ko'''
* '''Me ia pasea ja''' (''I had walked already'')
: <small>1sg know 3sg</small>
: ''I know her.''


===Prospective perfect===
* '''ko ne kome le'''
* '''Me ia vade a pasea''' (''I was going to walk'', literally: ''I was going to walk, I went to walk'')
: <small>3sg NEG eat PST</small>
* '''Me ia es a punto de pasea''' (''I was just about to walk'', literally:  ''I was at the point of walking'')
: ''He didn't eat.''


===Imperfect===
* '''ma loka kasa niyo'''
* '''Me ia pasea''' (''I was walking'')
: <small>Q place house 2sg.GEN</small>
* '''Me ia es paseante''' (''I was walking'')  <small>If necessary to emphasize the action was in process</small>
: ''Where is your house?''
* '''Me ia es en media de pasea''' (''I was in the middle of walking'')
* '''Me ia es en pasea''' (''I was walking'')
 
===Recent past===
* '''Me veni de pasea''' (''I just walked, I have just walked'')
* '''Me es a fini de pasea''' (''I am at the end of walking, note: not yet done'')
 
===Conditional perfect===
* '''Me ia ta pasea''' (''I would have walked'')
 
==Future==
* '''Me va pasea'''  (''I will walk'')
 
===Near future===
* '''Me va pasea''' (''I am going to walk, I will walk'')
* '''Me vade a pasea''' (''I am going to walk right now'', literally:  ''I go to walk, I am going to walk'')
* '''Me es a punto de pasea''' (''I am just about to walk'', literally: ''I am at the point of walking'')
 
===Future imperfect===
* '''Me va es paseante'''  (''I will be walking'')  <small>If necessary to emphasize the action will be in process</small>
* '''Me va es en media de pasea'''  (''I will be in the middle of walking'')
* '''Me va es en pasea''' (''I will be walking'')
 
===Future perfect===
* '''Me va pasea ja''' (''I will have walked'', literally: ''I will have walked already'')
 
===Conditional===
* '''Me ta pasea''' (''I would walk'')
 
===Imperative===
* '''Pasea plu rapida!''' (''Walk faster!'')

Revision as of 11:50, 19 April 2018


palalo

a

  • aku / ku - hundred
  • ama - but; yet; however
  • awa - or; either
  • ayo - any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

e

  • enpo - be away from; move away

i

  • ila - be near; move toward; in direction of

k

  • kasa - house; building; apartment; room; residence
  • kata - speak; talk; language
  • ko - he; she; it
  • kome - eat; consume
  • koye - some; a few; a little
  • kula - all; whole; entire; every; complete

l

  • le - past tense [PST]
  • lo / -lo - plural marker [PL]
  • loka - place; location; spot; point
  • loma - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button

m

  • ma - interrogative particle
  • malu - be small; little; tiny
  • mila - thousand
  • muki - ocean; sea; bay

n

  • na - seven
  • ni - you
  • note - night; darkness
  • nun - nine

o

  • o - direct object particle
  • oma - female parent
  • opa - male parent

p

  • pa - eight
  • pala - word; morpheme; unit of language
  • pan - food; bread
  • paya - white; whiteness
  • peka - run; flee; move quickly
  • pen - five
  • pu - this; these

s

  • sa - future tense [FUT]
  • san - three; triple
  • si - four
  • simu - letter (of the alphabet)
  • su - that; those
  • sunya - zero; nothing

t

  • ta - be large; big; grand
  • tani - be aware of; know; understand
  • tanko - word; morpheme
  • tu - two; double; duo

u

  • u - and; also; too; as well
  • un - one; single; alone

w

  • wa - I; me
  • we - six
  • wite - see; look; watch; observe

y

  • ya - vocative / imperative particle
  • yati - hand; arm
  • ye - ten
  • yo / -yo - have; hold; contain
  • yu - be in; at; on
  • yuma - day; daylight
  • yunta - gather; collect; amass

phrases

  • wa tani ko
1sg know 3sg
I know her.
  • ko ne kome le
3sg NEG eat PST
He didn't eat.
  • ma loka kasa niyo
Q place house 2sg.GEN
Where is your house?