Kala lexicon

Main Article: Kala

See also: Thematic Lexicon

General Lexica

• The majority of lexical units in Kala can have multiple roles.
• Most have a primary role, such as verb, noun or adjective, but almost all can serve in at least two roles.
• Because of this, this list is sorted alphabetically and not by part of speech or category.

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k

• ka - interrogative particle
• kata - nature, universe | essence
• kama - village, town, city
• kana - to lead, command | chief, leader
• kasuma - onion
• kaua - coffee
• kala - to speak, talk, say | language, dialect
• kalo - be difficult | burden | cumbersome
• kayoma - From ka'o + yoma - Wednesday (seventh day of the Kala week)
• ketla - red | blood | to bleed
• kipa - tooth | to bite, chew
• kita - to greet, welcome | hello, hi
• kito - symbol | mark | glyph
• ko - person | agentive
• kopa - mushroom | fungi
• koni - skunk
• kono - gray | stone, rock
• koli - from Korean: 꼬리 - n. tail /appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus
• ko'o - number, amount, quantity | to count
• kue'a - n. deer / cervine
• kuna - to expel | to excrete, shit, defecate
• kulu - all, every, each
• kuya - green | grass, foliage

n

• naso - wolf, lupine
• naha - river, stream | lake, pond
• naho - to regulate | rule | grammar
• nayoma - From na'o + yoma - Thursday (first day of the Kala week)
• nyahi - white | snow | to snow
• nye - n. reason, cause | adv. because
• nyeli - pink
• nika - dog, canine
• no - thing | instrument | object

t

• ta - From Arabic: انت or from Nahuatl: teh - pron. second person singular / you | suf. indicating masculine gender
• taka - honor, respect, esteem
• takolo - peach (tree or fruit)
• tam - From Arabic: أنتم - pron. second person plural / you
• tama - good / well / favorable / effective
• tasa - hunt, track | scout / seek
• taha - big, grand, large
• tala - come (back) | return
• tali - metal
• tayoma - From ta'o + yoma - Friday (second day of the Kala week)
• teyo - die | death | (be) dead
• tima - blood | bleed
• tiya - bread (flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour)
• to - method, manner | way
• topa - bed, mattress | any piece of furniture to sleep on
• tohi - especially cabbage, but including cauliflower and other varieties of Brassica oleracea

m

• ma - and, also, as well | plus | more
• mata - to kill, murder
• mala - bad, unfavorable, negative
• matla - stew, casserole, goulash
• maya - water, fluid | wet
• mayoma - From ma'o + yoma - Sunday (fourth day of the Kala week)
• metla - to whistle | sound of wind | flute
• mitla - arrow, dart
• mo - to locate, place | locative | location [where]
• muloku - arrowhead / pointed part of an arrow

p

• pato - from Spanish: pato - n. duck, aquatic bird of the family Anatidae / flesh of a duck used as food
• pamya - okra, ladies' fingers
• pana - (to) rain | perspire, moisten | dew
• pa'o - num. eight / kipa'o - eighth, eight times / ipa'o - an eighth, 1/8
• petsa - mild, soft
• pila - to saw, rip, crush
• po - pref. attached to kinship terms to show a relationship by marriage
• puna - dirt, soil | sand

s

• satani - tick / arthropod
• sakana - fish, any cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water
• sama - sun / solar / star
• sahi - color
• sala - room / chamber / section
• seta - smooth / silk / flat
• seka - dry / sharp / strict
• seya - seal / stamp
• sima - sit / recline / relax
• sinta - snake
• sinu - sand / beach / finely ground rock
• suka - pig / hog / swine
• suha - tongue / mouth / taste

ts

• tsaka - home / house / building
• tsa'i - tea
• tsala - paste / sauce
• tsayoma - From tsa'o + yoma - Tuesday (sixth day of the Kala week)
• tsili - attempt / try
• tsiya - freedom / liberty
• tsoma - tobacco
• tsola - fox / Vulpine
• tsuala - tree
• tsuku - blue / sky
• tsukuala - lizard
• tsumpa - buy / purchase

tl

• tlatsa - fire / burn / hot
• tlayo - to wed, marry | marriage, matrimony
• tlela - to wash, bathe | clean, pure
• -tli - future tense affix
• tlito - bread, baked with sauce and other assorted toppings

h

• hani - land | a country or region
• hika - to stop, halt | wait
• hina - near, close, here

a

• a - v. to be / exist | adv. yes
• aposi - outhouse, toilette
• apo - genitalia
• apota - penis
• apona - vagina
• apua - sing / music / song
• ata - n. name | noun / v. to (be) name(d)
• ato - body, anatomy | corpse
• ato'a - torso | chest, belly
• akala - From Spanish: agalla - n. gill / lung / breathing organ
• ama - time, year, season
• ani - wish, hope | to aspire
• ahi - potato
• ala - to be born | to birth
• aya - beauty | to be beautiful
• a'e - From Spanish: a - prep. to / at / toward | in the direction of and arriving at

ya

• yato - finger | hand
• yaka - arm, leg | appendage
• yama - mountain, hill | pile, mound
• ya'asa - wind, breeze | air
• yala - go, move | travel

e

• -'e- - used to link agent and patient
• e- - prefix that marks accusative form of personal pronouns

ye

• yesa - be quiet, tranquil | peaceful

i

• ito - wood
• itola - to fall, drop, plummet
• ikana - friend, ally
• impa - table | desk | flat work surface
• ina - food, sustenance | to eat, consume
• iso - to hit, strike | slap
• itsa - love, affection | to love, care for
• ila - bird, avian | to fly, glide

o

• oka - bake / cook
• oku - owl
• omo - to exchange, trade | commerce, business
• olika - small fish
• oya - black / night

yo

• yo - possessive, genitive suffix
• yomha - From yoma + ha'o - Saturday (third day of the Kala week)
• yomya - From yoma + ya'o - Monday (fifth day of the Kala week)

u

• unya - know / understand / knowledge
• uya - cut / slice

ua

• ua - flower
• uana - there / far / distant

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