Kala writing/tloko/gallery

• There are currently 52 logograms. More to come.

actions

paku oppress; repress; push down

kala language; to talk

kuha cook; prepare food

meli bow; prostrate; kowtow

sima sit; seat; be seated

hoso keep; hold; reserve

tlipu to suspended by hanging; hung

apa close; shut; turn off

amo transport; to carry

yata greet; hello; goodbye

yoha have; possess

anatomy

noka mouth; beak; spout

sotla foot; heel

ampu nose; snout; smell; sniff

ana head; brain; mind

anu ear; hear; listen

anya eye; see; look

yato hand; palm

animals

kuatla squirrel

kuatla snake; serpent; reptile

ala wing

cardinal directions

kita north; northern

timu east; eastern

mina south; southern

nisi west; western

relative directions

yoso left (-hand); the left side; to the left of

kuatla right (-hand)

common nouns

kama village; town

tsaka house, home; dwelling

hela comb

oyo bead; small round object

uaso cup; drinking glass

food

nyoma rice

multiples

tiha'o thrice; triple [euphemistically: threesome]

nature

pana rain; precipitation

kunye moon; lunar

maua flower

motso undulation; tide; wave

naha river; stream

sama sun (star, solar); shine

tloha grass; weed; straw

yama mountain; hill

yasa wind; breeze

ito tree; bush

people

naka; -na woman; female; feminine

tlana; -ko, -tlo person; agentive

plurals

-mha many; a lot; a large number of

tli- collective plural

prepositions

tahe below; under; down

kaye around; surrounding

ma'a with; together

nahe in, into; inside

ua'e above; top; up

time

yomua morning; dawn; sunrise

yotso midday; noon