Kala/phrases

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Basic

greetings

  • yata
greet/farewell
Hello. / Goodbye.
  • iyomani
PROX-day-nice
Good day/morning.
  • ipuamani
PROX-evening-nice
Good night/evening.
  • to tayo ka
manner 2S.POSS Q
How are you?
  • niha, nyasa
fine thank
Fine, thank you.

meeting

  • ke ata tayo ka
O name 2S.POSS Q
What is your name?
  • ____ ke ata nayo
____ O name 1S.POSS
____ is my name.
  • ya pesoni
VOC meet-nice
Nice to meet you.

civilities

  • tsepa
please
Please.
  • nyasa
thank
Thank you.
  • nyasampa
thank-much
Thank you very much.
  • hako
welcome
You're welcome.
  • munyek
problem-NEG
No problem.
  • yali(te)
pardon-(PREC)
Excuse me.
(getting attention, begging pardon, etc)
  • na koya
1S apologize
I'm sorry.
  • tama
good
It's okay/fine.
(polite response to “I’m sorry”)

Communicating

  • na ke kala unyak
1sg O language know-NEG
I don't speak Kala.
  • ta ke enkalatla unya ka
2sg O England-language know Q
Do you know English?
  • kola ke enkalatla unyatle hina ka
AG-INDEF O England-language know-REL be.here Q
Is there someone here who speaks English?
  • yote!
help
Help! (in emergecies)
  • na unyak
1sg understand-NEG
I don't understand.
  • mo pokomo ka
place urinate-place Q
Where's the pisser? (informal)
  • mo uetse ka
place toilet Q
Where is the toilet? (polite)

Problems

  • ya utse
VOC exclude
Leave me alone.
  • na uehak
1S want-NEG
I don't want it!
(useful for people who come up trying to sell you something)
  • ya matok
VOC touch-NEG
Don't touch me!
  • na ke tsonyo nyalotli
1S O police phone-FUT
I'll call the police!
  • tsonyo
police
Police!
  • ya nusuko
VOC steal-AG
Stop, Thief!
  • ya matok
VOC touch-NEG
Don't touch me!

Asking for help

  • ena yotehe
P.1S help-NEC
I need help.