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

• kala/ma /ka.ˈla.ma/ from ARA كلم

n - language; talk; speech

v - talk; speak; discuss

• 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

• su /su/ from TUR şu

part - that; those (over there)

• sa - part - future tense marker [FUT]
• saka - v / n - hot; heat; warm(th); fire
• sama - n - time; period; age
• san - num - three; triple
• sana - n - year; 365 days
• sawa - n - spouse; husband; wife; sweetheart; mate
• se - part - each [other]; mutually; reciprocal
• semana - n - week
• si - num - four
• siya - v / prep - under; below; down
• sosa - n - juice; sauce; gravy; dressing
• su - part - that; those
• sunya - num - zero; empty; nothing

ta

• ta /ta/ from ZHO 大

v - be large; big; grand

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

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

• tenpo /ˈtem.po/ from SPA tiempo

n - time; moment; period

• ta - v - big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
• tapo - v / n - destruction; damage; wreck; break; destroy
• te - v / prep - of; from
• tenpo - n - time; hour; period; age
• tela - v / n - talk; speak; discuss; say; tell
• tiya - n - aunt/uncle
• 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

• ne /ne/ from ENG nay

part - no; not; negative [NEG]

• na - num - seven
• 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
• ne - part - no; not; none; negative [NEG]
• nen - v / n - can; to be able to; to be capable
• nesa - v / n - need; require; must
• ni - pro - you [2sg]
• nika - v / n - end; finish; stop; complete
• note - n - night; darkness
• nun - num - nine

pa

• pa /pa/ from ZHO 八

num - eight; 8

• pan /pan/ from ZHO 飯 / SPA pan

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)

• 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

• 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

• yame /ˈja.me/ from ARA جمع

n - collection; gathering; group; set

v - gather; collect; assemble; unite

• ya - part - vocative marker [VOC]; hey; let's ~
• yapu - v / n - play; amuse; toy; enjoy
• yati - n - arm, hand, tactile organ
• yame - v / n - gather; set; collection; group
• yawe - n - air; weather; atmosphere
• ye - num - ten
• yeme - n - sister; female cousin
• yeho - v / prep - back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
• 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 ZHO 我 / ARA واحد

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

• wenta /ˈwen.ta/ from SPA viento

n - air; wind; void; essence; spirit

• wela /ˈwe.la/ from SPA fuera

prep - outside; exterior

v - leave; exit

a

• amo /ˈa.mo/ from SPA amor

n - love; affection; adoration

v - love; adore; like

• o /o/ from JPN を

part - direct object particle

• aki - n - brother; male cousin
• aku (-ku) - num - (one) hundred; many; much; a lot
• amo - v / n - like; love / affection; adoration
• ante - v / prep - before; in front; forward; ahead
• asi - part - like this/that; as [such]; thus; so
• 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
• inpo - v / n - be important; matter / issue
• ila - v / prep - be toward; at; go; walk; travel
• e - part - and; also; too
• o - part - direct object marker [DO]
• opa - n - father; male parent
• oto - part - other
• oma - n - mother; female parent
• ola - part - hello; goodbye; greet
• oya - n - parent; leader; ancestor