Kala thematic lexicon

• This lexicon is modeled after the Thematic Dictionary of Verdurian and the List of 1400 Basic Words in LFN.

See also: Kala Lexicon

numbers

cardinal numbers

• e'o - zero; null
• na'o - one
• ta'o - two
• ha'o - three
• ma'o - four
• ya'o - five
• tsa'o - six
• ka'o - seven
• pa'o - eight
• sa'o - nine
• ue'o - ten

-

• nye'o - (one) hundred; 10²
• nya'o - five hundred
• tle'o - (one) thousand; 10³
• mue'o - ten thousand; 10⁴
• kye'o - (one) hundred thousand; 10⁵
• nte'o - (one) million; 10⁶
• hue'o - (one) billion; 10⁹

higher numbers

• uena'o - eleven / 11
• taue'o - twenty / 20
• nyeka'o - one hundred seven / 107
• hanyetauetsa'o (long form) | hatatsa'o (short form) - three hundred twenty six / 326
• tsatletauema'o - six thousand and twenty four / 6024

ordinals, negatives, fractions etc.

• ki- - ordinal prefix

Example : kisa'o - ninth (in a sequence)

Example : kiyanyepa'o - 508^th

• ti- - multiple prefix

Example : tisa'o - nine times

Example : tiyanyepa'o - 508 times

• i- - fractional prefix

Example : isa'o - a ninth, 1/9

Example : iha'o pa'oyo - three eighths, 3/8

• -k - negative/subtractive suffix

Example : sa'ok - negative nine (-9)

Example : ue'o ma sa'ok na'o a - 10 and -9 is 1

pronouns

• Kala generally distinguishes four persons, the fourth person indicating abstract and inanimate nouns – both in the singular and plural numbers.
• There is also a distinction between inclusive (I/we and you) and exclusive (we but not you) forms of the first person plural.

	Nominative	Accusative	Possessive	Reflexive	Reciprocal
1sg	na	ena	nayo	na'i
2sg	ta	eta	tayo	ta'i
3sg	ha	eha	hayo	ha'i
4sg	tla	etla	tlayo	tla'i
1pl	nam	enam	namyo	nami	nanku
1pl.excl	na'am	ena'am	na'amyo	na'ami	na'anku
2pl	tam	etam	tamyo	tami	tanku
3pl	kam	ekam	kamyo	kami	kanku
4pl	tlam	etlam	tlamyo	tlami	tlanku

time

• ama - occasion, time
• aye - past
  • -ye - previous; last
• ima - present
• atli - future
  • -tli - next: X to come
• sanya - second
• punu - minute
• tsima - hour
• yotso - midday, noon
• huatso - midnight
• yoma - day
• yomua - morning
• puama - evening
• yohua - night
• sema - week
• sayo - month
  • -nye - X month
• anyo - year
• uenyo - decade
• nyema - century
• tlenyo - millenia
• amaha - era, epoch

seasons

• muasa - season
• kueta - spring (rainy season)
• natsu - summer (dry season)
• aki - autumn; fall (harvest season)
• neku - winter (snowy season)

months

• sayom - Months

• na'onye - January
• ta'onye - February
• ha'onye - March
• ma'onye - April
• ya'onye - May
• tsa'onye - June
• ka'onye - July
• pa'onye - August
• sa'onye - September
• ue'onye - October
• uenanye - November
• uetanye - December

days of the week

• yomalo semayo - Days of the Week

• yomaya - Monday
• tsayoma - Tuesday
• kayoma - Wednesday
• nayoma - Thursday
• tayoma - Friday
• hayoma - Saturday
• mayoma - Sunday

color

• sahi - color; pigment; hue

-

• ketla; akai - red
• kinya - silver
• kitsa - darkness; lack of light
• kono - gray
• kuya - green
• malo - brown
• mono - fair; blond
• nila - blue
• nyahi - white
• nyeli; elila - pink
• nyome - beige; tan
• tsalo - clear; transparent
• tsenka - orange
• tlila - purple
• ola - gold
• oya - black
• yana - yellow

-

• -ha - dark; intense; deep
• -hi - pale

family

• tlika - family; clan; kin
• ntaha - ancestor; elder
• nata - relative; family member

• tlaka - man; male
• naka - woman; female

• tlaya - marry; marriage; wed
  • -ya - in-law; related by marriage
• ntaya - spouse
• taya - husband
• naya - wife

• tsonta - teenager; adolescent
• nta'i - baby; infant

	nata (nta) relative	tlaka (ta) male	naka (na) female
hya-	hyanta grandparent	hyata grandfather	hyana grandmother
o-	onta parent	ota father	ona mother
ue-	uenta parent's sibling	ueta uncle	uena aunt
-ku	ntaku sibling	taku brother	naku sister
-hi	ntahi child	tahi son	nahi daughter
-hya	ntahya grandchild	tahya grandson	nahya granddaughter
-ue	ntaue cousin	taue (male) cousin	naue (female) cousin
-hue	ntahue nibling	tahue nephew	nahue niece

animals

winged

• pato - duck
• peka - bat
• tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
• kapyo - gull; seagull
• mpelo - buzzard
• mpiko - black eagle; vulture; condor
• mpuni - ostrich
• mano - chicken; fowl; poultry
• noka - mouth; beak; spout; mouthpiece; bill
• si'i - crow; raven
• sono - partridge; Francolinus chinensis
• hapi - pigeon; dove
• hinti - turkey
• husa - goose; swan
• tsiti - sparrow; Passer domesticus
• tsikua - bird; avian
• tloma - feather; plumage; plume
• ala - wing
• oku - owl

anatomy

• keha - body; corpse

head

• kaue - chin; jaw
• kipa - gums; inner mouth
• myeka - throat; voice; neck; nape
• nyase - eyelashes
• senu - hair
• suha - tongue; mouth; taste
• tsila - lip
• tsupa - saliva; spit
• tlihya - beard; mustache ; facial hair
• ampi - snot; nasal mucus
• ampu - smell; sniff; nose
• ana - brain; mind; head
• anya - eye; look; see
• yatsi - tooth; bite; chew; tusk; fang
• yotsa - face; cheek
• anu - ear; hear; listen

toponyms

• yolopa - Europe
  • palansa - France
  • amenya - Germany
  • itali - Italy

• ameyo kita - North America
  • kanata - Canada
  • mehiko - Mexico
  • tlihanya ameyo - USA

• asiya - Asia
  • nihono - Japan
  • tsunkuya - China
  • tlosiya - Russia
  • apuha - Afghanistan

• apuka - Africa
  • kemeta - Egypt
  • konkoya - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • maliha - Mali

• otlali - Australia

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