Kalo/lexicon

The working lexicon for Kalo.

• ARA - Arabic
• ELL - Greek
• ENG - English
• FRE - French
• GER - German
• HIN - Hindi

• JPN - Japanese
• KOR - Korean
• PIE - Proto-Indo-European
• SPA - Spanish
• TUR - Turkish
• ZHO - Mandarin

• adj - adjective
• n - noun
• num - number/numeral
• part - particle
• prep - preposition
• pro - pronoun
• v - verb

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ka

• kasa /ˈka.sa/ from SPA casa

n - house; building

v - dwell; reside

• kan/a /ˈka.na/ from ARA كان

n - existence; occurrence

v - be; exist; occur

• kai /kaɪ̯/ from ZHO 該

v - should; ought to; need to; have to

• kisa /ˈki.sa/ from SPA quizá

part - perhaps; maybe; if; conditional particle [COND]

• kula /ˈku.la/ from ARA كل

n - all; whole; entire; every; complete; each

• kute /ˈku.te/ from FRE écouter

v - listen; hear

• kun /kun/ from SPA/ZHO con/跟

prep - with; by means of

v - use; employ

• ke /ke/ from ZHO 個

part - number marker

• ko /ko/ from JAP 個

n - person; individual

pro - he; she [3sg]

• kono /ˈko.no/ from SPA conocer

n - knowledge; awareness; understanding; recognition

v - know; understand; be aware (of); recognize

• kome /ˈko.me/ from SPA comer

v - eat; consume; drink

• koyo /ˈko.jo/ from KALO

part - whose; of who(m)

sa

• sa /sa/ from ARA سَـ

part - future tense particle [FUT]

• saka/na /ˈsa.ka.na/ from ARA سخن

v - be hot; be warm; burn

n - heat; warmth / fire

• san /san/ from ZHO 三

num - three; 3

• sana /ˈsa.na/ from ARA سنة

n - year; 365 days

• salama /sa.ˈla.ma/ from ARA سلم

n - peace; calm; tranquility; quiet

v - be peaceful; be calm

intj - Peace! Hey! Hi!

• sawa /ˈsa.wa/ from ARA زوج

n - spouse; husband; wife; sweetheart; mate

v - marry

• si /si/ from ZHO 四

num - four; 4

• siya /ˈsi.ja/ from ZHO 下

prep - below; under; beneath

v - be under; be lower

• su /su/ from TUR şu

part - that; those (over there)

• sunya /ˈsun.ja/ from HIN शून्य

num - zero; 0

n - nothing

v - be empty; be void

• se /se/ from SPA se

pro - reflexive / reciprocal pronoun

• sosa /ˈso.sa/ from SPA salsa

n - juice; sauce; gravy; dressing

ta

• ta /ta/ from ZHO 大

v - be large; big; grand

• tanka /ˈtaŋ.ka/ from ENG/GER thank/danke

v - to thank; show appreciation; express gratitude

part/intj - thank you; thanks

• tapo /ˈta.po/ from ZHO 打破

v - damage; wreck; break; destroy

n - destruction; damage

• tipa /ˈti.pa/ (or tupa /ˈtu.pa/) from ARA طيب (or טוב)

v - be good; pleasant; agreeable; nice; sweet; OK

intj - great! good! thanks! OK! cool! yay!

• tiya /ˈti.ja/ from SPA tía

n - aunt/uncle; extended family

• tenpo /ˈtem.po/ from SPA tiempo

n - time; moment; period

• te - v / prep - of; from

• tela or talo /ˈte.la/ or /ˈta.lo/ from ENG tell

n - language; talk; speech

v - talk; speak; discuss; say; tell

• tonpa - n - sibling; compatriot; friend
• tonye - part - same

na

• na /na/ from JPN なな

num - seven; 7

• naya /ˈna.ja/ from HIN नया

v - be new; fresh; young

• nun /nun/ from PIE h₁néwn̥

num - nine; 9

• nama - v - sleep; rest; relax
• nano - n - man; male
• nalu - v / n - succeed; finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into
• nai - v / prep - inside; within; during

• ni - pro - you [2sg]
• nika - v / n - end; finish; stop; complete

• ne /ne/ from ENG nay

part - no; not; negative [NEG]

• nen/ka /ˈnen.ka/ from ZHO 能

v - be able to; be capable; be possible

n - potential; possibility; capability

• nesa - v / n - need; require; must

• note - n - night; darkness

pa

• pa /pa/ from ZHO 八

num - eight; 8

• pan /pan/ from SPA/ZHO pan/飯

n - bread; food; sustenance

• pala /ˈpa.la/ from SPA palabra

n - word; morpheme; lexeme

• pina /ˈpi.na/ from ARA ابن

n - child; offspring; kid

• pu /pu/ from TUR bu

part - this; these (here)

• pula /ˈpu.la/ from HIN बुरा

n - evil

v - be bad; spoiled; be broken; to break down; be wicked; be evil

• pen /pen/ from ELL πέντε

num - five; 5

• po /po/ from SPA por

prep - by; for; [be] about

v - [go] through; [move] across

• poka /ˈpo.ka/ from SPA poca

v - be small; little

v - be few; less

• ponte /ˈpon.te/ from ENG ponder

v - think; ponder; consider; weigh

n - thought; idea; consideration

• pone /ˈpo.ne/ from SPA poner

v - to put, to place, to set

ma

• ma /ma/ from ZHO 嗎

part - interrogative particle [Q]

• maka /ˈma.ka/ from ENG make

n - cause; action; happening

v - do; make; cause; happen

• mala /ˈma.la/ from ARA امرأة

n - woman; female; wife

• mila /ˈmi.la/ from SPA mil

num - thousand; 1000

• muki /ˈmu.ki/ from ARA مهم

n - importance; significance

v - be important; matter

• moto /ˈmo.to/ from SPA modo

n - mood; manner; way; method

• ma - part - question marker [Q]
• maka - v / n - do; make; cause; happen
• maso - v / n - more; again; addition; repeat; layer
• mala - n - woman; female; wife
• me - part - but; however; although
• mila - num - (one) thousand
• moto - n - manner; method; how; way; mood
• muna - n - moon; month

ya

• ya /ja/ from ARA يا

part - vocative marker [VOC]; hey; let's ~

• yati /ˈja.ti/ from ARA يد

n - hand; arm

v - give; transfer

• yapu /ˈja.pu/ from ARA عفا

n - pardon; excuse; forgiveness

v - pardon; excuse; forgive

• yame /ˈja.me/ from ARA جمع

n - collection; gathering; group; set

v - gather; collect; assemble; unite

• ye /je/ from KOR 열

num - ten; 10

• yeko /ˈje.ko/ from ZHO 以后

prep - back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later

adv - from now on; henceforth

• yame - v / n - gather; set; collection; group
• yawe - n - air; weather; atmosphere
• yo - v - have; possess; carry; hold; keep
• yu - v / prep - in; at; to; by; than; out of
• yuma - n - day; daylight; 24 hour period
• yuwa - v / n - rain; precipitation

la

• laka /ˈla.ka/ from ARA رقم

n - number; digit; amount

v - count; enumerate

• lata /ˈla.ta/ from SPA lata

n - box; bucket; basket; container; vessel

v - carry; tote; transport

• liyo /ˈli.jo/ from ZHO 理由

n - reason; motivation; cause

• le /le/ from ZHO 了

part - past tense marker [PST]

• loka /ˈlo.ka/ from SPA local

n - place; location; point; spot

• lata - n - box; bucket; basket; container; vessel
• laka - n - numeral; digit; number; amount; sum
• le - part - past tense marker [PST]
• li - num - two; double; duo
• liyo - n - reason; motive; cause
• loka - n - place; location; point; spot

wa

• wa /wa/ from ARA/ZHO واحد/我

pro - I; me [1sg]

num - one; 1; single

v - be alone; be singular

• wan /wan/ from ENG want

v - want; desire; wish for

• waya /ˈwa.ja/ from HIN वयस्क

v - grow; mature; develop

n - adult; mature thing

• wite /ˈwi.te/ from PIE weyd

v - look; see; observe; watch; read

• wino /ˈwi.no/ from SPA vino

n - alcohol; beer; wine

v - drink ~

• we /we/ from PIE swéḱs

num - six; 6

• weko /ˈwe.ko/ from SPA hueco

n - door, hole, orifice, window; port

• wento /ˈwen.to/ from SPA viento

n - air; wind; void; essence; spirit

• wela /ˈwe.la/ from SPA fuera

prep - outside; exterior

v - leave; exit

a

• aku (-ku) /ˈa.ku/ from JPN ひゃく

n - a very many, lots, a lot; much

num - hundred; 100

• asi /ˈa.si/ from SPA así

part - like this/that; as [such]; thus; so

• ante /ˈan.te/ from SPA ante

n - front side; chest; fore area

prep - before; in front; forward; ahead

• amo /ˈa.mo/ from SPA amor

n - love; affection; adoration

v - love; adore; like

• ila /ˈi.la/ from ARA إلى

prep - toward; at; in direction of

v - go (toward); walk; travel

• e /e/ from SPA/ZHO e/和

part - and; also; too

• o /o/ from JPN を

part - direct object particle

• awa - part - either; or; other
• alima - v / n - to discern, to find out, to learn
• ayo - part - whichever; whatever; something [INDEF]
• iken - n - nibling; niece; nephew