User:Masako/nkala

sounds

vowels

Monophthongs

	Short		Long
	Front	Back	Front	Back
Close	i	u	iː	uː
Open	ɐ ~ ə		aː

nouns

pronouns

Pronouns

	Subject	Object
1SG	wa-	mwa-
2SG	ni-	ni-
3SG	∅	ku-
1DU	pwá-	twá-
2DU	pí-	(n)tí-
3DU	ú-	tú-
1PL	kwa-	skwa-
2PL	(n)ki-	ski-
3PL	ku-	sku-

verbs

• Pronominal prefix - VERB STEM - tense/aspect-modal

tenses

There are three tenses...nonpast, past, and distant past.

wanuyá	wa-nuy-á	1S-eat-NPST	I eat.
ninuyí	ni-nuy-í	2S-eat-PST	You ate.
pwánuyayí	pwá-nuy-ayí	1DU-eat-DPST	We (two) ate long ago.

moods

Various moods (or modals) are used to add nuance and subtlety.

examples

• tlakíyá - He/she must go.