Kala phrases

Greetings & Farewells

• kita

Hi. / Hello.

Good morning!

Good evening!

Welcome! (to greet someone)

How are you?

I'm fine, thanks!

And you?

Good/ So-So.

Thank you (very much)!

You're welcome! (for "thank you")

Hey! Friend!

I missed you so much!

What's new?

Nothing much

Good night!

See you later!

Good bye!

Random

• mo ta yala ka

place/locale 2sg go/walk/travel INT-part

Where are you going?

• nam tsala inaye

1pl sauce/paste eat-PAST

We ate the sauce.

• ko tayo onatam ka

person 2sg-POSS parent-PL INT-part

Who are your parents?

• na yalaye nye ta talaye

1SG go-PAST because 2SG return-PAST

I left because you returned.

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