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Basic syntax

Simple sentences

Intransitive clauses

Intransitive clauses in Kala minimally consist of a subject followed by an intransitive verb, giving SV word order.

  • nta'i moku - baby sleep - The baby sleeps.
  • mita ina - dog eat - The dog eats.
  • sama nala - sun shine - The sun shines.
  • kama ke naha ya'e - village O river be.near - There is a village near the river.
  • ke apua muyapua - O song do-PFV - The song has been sung.

Transitive clauses

Clauses with transitive verbs follow a SOV pattern.

  • ona ke matla kuha - mother O stew cook - The mother is cooking stew.
  • tasako ke masala yake - hunt-AG O deer-INDEF chase - The hunters are chasing some deer.

Predication

Oblique participants

Dative and benefactive

Instrumental

Comitative

Locative

Negation

Interrogatives

Polar questions

Content questions

Passives

Reflexives and reciprocals

Complex sentences

Clause coordination

Coordination of noun phrases

Complement clauses

Relative clauses

Adverbial clauses