User:Masako/nkala
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sounds
consonants
| Consonants | Labial | Coronal | Dorsal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Fricative | s | ||
| Approximant | w | l | j (y) |
vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Open | a |
nouns
pronouns
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wa- | kwa- |
| 2 | ni- | pi- (-mpi-) |
| 3 | - | ku- |
locative prefixes
- na- - in; at; on
- ti- - behind; after
verbs
Verbs are the workhorses of Malu. They can mark for both agent and patient as well as tense. Many simple sentences are composed of only a verb.
tense
Tense is also distinguished, but only in the indicative. There are two tenses:
- present, which is also used for future events (nonpast tense).
- past
lexicon
ka
- ka- - plural
- ki- - someone; something
- ku- - they; them [3pl]
- kwa- - we; us [1pl]
