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Revision as of 17:48, 12 October 2010
- Nkala
abbreviations / notation used
- absolutive - ABS
- accusative - ACC
- first person - 1
- nominative - NOM
- object - obj
- preposition - prep
- second person - 2
- subject - sub
- third person - 3
- verb - v
grammar
word order
- (sub) - (obj) - (v)
- (sub) - (v)
- (sub) - (prep) - (obj) - (v)
sounds
consonants
- p - /p~b/ | mp - /mp~mb/
- t - /t~d/ | nt - /nt~nd/
- k - /k~g/ | nk - /nk~N/
- m - /m/
- n - /n/
- s - /s~S/ | ts - /ts~tS/
- l - /l~r/ | tl - /tl~tK/
vowels
- a - /a~a:/ | ai - /aI:/ | au - /aU:/
- i - /i~i:/ | ia - /ja:/ | iau - /jaU:/ | iu - /ju:/
- u - /u~u:/ | ua - /wa:/ | uai - /waI:/
syllable structure
- (C)V
- Note - The apostrophe ( ' ) is used to separate vowel groups and is not pronounced.
colors
basic colors
- u la pu'ia a ka
- TOP.PTC 3s color COP INT
- What color is it?
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- pu'ia - color / hue / shade / pigment
- kisipu - silver
- ku'ia - green
- tsuku - blue
- tulunku - orange
- malu - brown / tan
- nia'i - white
- supuku - gray
- akai - red
- alani - gold [color]
- iana - yellow
- ilila - purple / violet / indigo
- ulutu - pink
- u'ia - black
describing colors
food
- kutsu - flesh / meat
- matla - stew / soup / porridge
- niuma - rice / grain / seed
- sakana - fish
- tsala - sauce / paste
- ina - food / to eat
- inapa - grape
time
- saiu - 19 days / "month"
- ama - time / era
- aniu - year / 365 or 366 days
- iuma - day
numbers
- a'u - zero / nothing
- na'u - one
- ta'u - two
- la'u - three
- ma'u - four
- ia'u - five
- tsa'u - six
- ka'u - seven
- pa'u - eight
- sa'u - nine
- ua'u - ten
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- ni'u - hundred
- ti'u - thousand
- li'u - 10^4
- mi'u - 10^5
body
- atana - body / corpse / cadaver / anatomy / physique
head
- ana - head / skull / mind [metaphorical]
- ania - eye / to see, look
- anu - ear / to hear, listen
torso
p
- pa'u - eight
- pu'ia - color / hue / shade / pigment
t
- tsala - sauce / paste
- tsai - tea
- tsa'u - six
- tsuku - blue
- ta - pn - 2s.NOM
- tam - pn - 2p.NOM
- tai - pn - 2s.POSS/REFL
- tami - pn - 2p.POSS/REFL
- tanku - pn - 2p.RECP
- ta'u - two
- ti'u - thousand
- tulunku - orange
k
- ka'u - seven
- kisipu - silver
- kutsu - flesh / meat
- ku'ia - green
m
- matla - stew / soup / porridge
- malu - brown / tan
- ma'u - four
- mi'u - 10^5
n
- na - pn - 1s.NOM
- nam - pn - 1p.NOM
- nai - pn - 1s.POSS/REFL
- nami - pn - 1p.POSS/REFL
- nanku - pn - 1p.RECP
- na'u - one
- nia'i - white
- ni'u - hundred
- niuma - rice / grain / seed
s
- sakana - fish
- sa'iu - 19 days / "month"
- sa'u - nine
- supuku - gray
l
- la - pn - 3s.NOM
- lam - pn - 3p.NOM
- lai - pn - 3s.POSS/REFL
- lami - pn - 3p.POSS/REFL
- lanku - pn - 3p.RECP
- la'u - three
- li'u - 10^4
a
- atana - body / corpse / cadaver / anatomy / physique
- akai - red
- ama - time / era
- ana - head / skull / mind
- ania - eye / to see, look
- aniu - year / 365 or 366 days
- anu - ear / to hear, listen
- alani - gold [color]
- aita - pn - 2s.ACC
- aitam - pn - 2p.ACC
- aina - pn - 1s.ACC
- ainam - pn - 1p.ACC
- aila - pn - 3s.ACC
- ailam - pn - 3p.ACC
- a'u - zero / nothing
i
- ina - food / to eat
- inapa - grape
- ilila - purple / violet / indigo
- iana - yellow
- ia'u - five
- iuma - day
u
- ulutu - pink
- u'ia - black
- ua'u - ten
phrases
- iata'a - hello / hi / greetings
- mu ta iala ka
- place 2s go INT
- Where are you going?
