Kala/affixes

Prefixes

nominal

• tsi-

derived from atsi

means "angle; corner; bend"

tsipa'o - angle-eight - octagon

tsiyaka - bend-leg - knee

Suffixes

number

• -mua

derived from pamua

means "not enough; be insufficient; inadequate"

ke tlanamua - O people-INSUF - There aren't enough people.

nominal

• -pe

derived from peya

means "part/piece of ~"

inape - food-piece - crumb; morsel

• -pyo

derived from pyoki

means "~ disease; ~ illness"

moyopyo - heart-illness - heart disease

tsinipyo - sugar-illness - diabetes

• -kyo

derived from hakyo

means "school/university of ~"

inakyo - food-school - culinary arts school

kalakyo - language-school - linguistics university

• -nai

derived from ina

means "food type; cuisine"

ameyonai - America-food - American cuisine

• -nai

derived from ina

means "food type; cuisine"

ameyonai - America-food - American cuisine

• -su

derived from suku

means "shop/market of ~"

inasu - food-shop - grocery

• -hua

derived from maua

means "~ type of flower"

yanahua - yellow-flower - buttercup; daisy, etc

• -hya

derived from haya

means "animal; bestial"

tsakahya - house-animal - barn; cage

• -hyo

derived from hyota

means "juice of ~"

tsenkahyo - orange-juice - orange juice

• -tsu

derived from kutsu

means "meat; flesh; pulp"

pomatsu - apple-flesh - apple sauce

uakatsu - cattle-flesh - beef

• -tla

derived from kala

means "language; dialect"

amenyatla - Germany-language - German

nihonotla - Japan-language - Japanese

verbal

• -la

derived from yala

means "motion; movement; go"

na nahela - 1sg within-motion - I going inside.

tense

• -tli

derived from atli

means "what will be; future; what is to come"

na inatli - 1sg eat-FUT - I will eat.

• -ye

derived from aye

means "what was; past; what has come"

na inaye - 1sg eat-PST - I ate.

mood

• -pa

derived from pala

means "able to ~; can ~; ~ is possible"

na inapa - 1sg eat-ABIL - I am able to eat.