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= Nouns =
Nouns only decline for number and possession. They are altered with '''-lo''' to show plurality, and possessiveness with '''-yo'''.
== Pronouns ==
'''kalama''' has three basic pronouns; '''wa''' [1sg], '''ni''' [2sg], and '''ko''' [3sg]. These do not indicate gender.
= Verbs =
Verbs do not change and are only ever modified by particles.
== Tense ==
Past tense is indicated by the particle '''le''' following the verb. Future tense is indicated by the particle '''sa'''.
* '''ko ne kome le'''
: <small>3sg NEG eat PST</small>
: ''He didn't eat.''
* '''walo wite sa ko'''
: <small>1pl see FUT 3sg</small>
: ''We will see her.''


=palalo=
=palalo=
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* '''kasa''' - house; building; apartment; room; residence
* '''kasa''' - house; building; apartment; room; residence
* '''kata''' - speak; talk; language
* '''kata''' - speak; talk; language
* '''ko''' - he; she; it
* '''kome''' - eat; consume
* '''kome''' - eat; consume
* '''koye''' - some; a few; a little
* '''koye''' - some; a few; a little
* '''kula''' - all; whole; entire; every; complete
* '''kula''' - all; whole; entire; every; complete
===l===
===l===
* '''le''' - past tense [PST]
* '''lo / -lo''' - plural marker [PL]
* '''loka''' - place; location; spot; point
* '''loka''' - place; location; spot; point
* '''loma''' - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
* '''loma''' - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button
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* '''nama''' - sleep; rest; relax
* '''nama''' - sleep; rest; relax
* '''ne''' - no; not; negative
* '''ne''' - no; not; negative
* '''ni''' - you
* '''note''' - night; darkness
* '''note''' - night; darkness
* '''nun''' - nine
* '''nun''' - nine
===o===
===o===
* '''o''' - direct object particle
* '''o''' - direct object particle
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* '''pu''' - this; these
* '''pu''' - this; these
===s===
===s===
* '''sa''' - future tense [FUT]
* '''san''' - three; triple
* '''san''' - three; triple
* '''si''' - four
* '''si''' - four
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* '''tani''' - be aware of; know; understand
* '''tani''' - be aware of; know; understand
* '''tu''' - two; double; duo
* '''tu''' - two; double; duo
===u===
===u===
* '''u''' - and; also; too; as well
* '''u''' - and; also; too; as well
* '''un''' - one; single; alone
* '''un''' - one; single; alone
===w===
===w===
* '''wa''' - I; me
* '''we''' - six
* '''we''' - six
* '''wite''' - see; look; watch; observe
* '''wite''' - see; look; watch; observe
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: <small>1sg know 3sg</small>
: <small>1sg know 3sg</small>
: ''I know her.''
: ''I know her.''
* '''ko ne kome le'''
: <small>3sg NEG eat PST</small>
: ''He didn't eat.''


* '''ma loka kasa niyo'''
* '''ma loka kasa niyo'''
: <small>Q place house 2sg.GEN</small>
: <small>Q place house 2sg.GEN</small>
: ''Where is your house?''
: ''Where is your house?''

Revision as of 15:54, 27 April 2018


Nouns

Nouns only decline for number and possession. They are altered with -lo to show plurality, and possessiveness with -yo.

Pronouns

kalama has three basic pronouns; wa [1sg], ni [2sg], and ko [3sg]. These do not indicate gender.

Verbs

Verbs do not change and are only ever modified by particles.

Tense

Past tense is indicated by the particle le following the verb. Future tense is indicated by the particle sa.

  • ko ne kome le
3sg NEG eat PST
He didn't eat.
  • walo wite sa ko
1pl see FUT 3sg
We will see her.

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
  • kome - eat; consume
  • koye - some; a few; a little
  • kula - all; whole; entire; every; complete

l

  • 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
  • nama - sleep; rest; relax
  • ne - no; not; negative
  • 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

  • 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
  • tu - two; double; duo

u

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

w

  • 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.
  • ma loka kasa niyo
Q place house 2sg.GEN
Where is your house?