Kala/affixes

See also: Kala lexicon

affix	modifies	gloss	derived from	example
-pa	n	able to ~; can ~; ~ is possible [POT]	pala	na inapa I am able to eat.
-pe	n	part/piece of ~	peya	inape morsel; crumb
-po	v	compelled to ~; forced to ~	nipo	na inapo I am compelled to eat.
-pu	n	attire; clothes; clothing	puku	anapu hat
-pua	v	finished; completed [PFV]	opua	ha inapua He has eaten.
-pya	v	attempt; try [ATT]	upya	kam inapya They are trying to eat.
-pye	n	too much/many; excessive(ly)	kupye	ke inapye There's too much food.
-pyo	n / v	disease; ill; sick	pyoki	tsinipyo diabetes
-mpa	n	many; much; a lot	mpa	mitampa ina Many dogs are eating.
-mpe	n / v	only; just; merely [LIM]	amye	tlanampe kala Only people speak.
-mpo	n / v	bad; unfavorable; poor quality	mala	inampo bad/rotten food
-mpu	n	shaped like ~; ~ form	umpu	pyotampu cube shaped
-ta	n	male; masculine [MASC]	tlaka	umata stallion
-tai	n	named; (so-)called ~	ata	kumatai a so-called bear
-te	v	propose; request [PREC]; suggest	teya	inate Please eat.
ti-	num	diverse; multi-; multiply	tiha	tika'o septuplet; seven times
-to	n / v	manner; method; way	to	yamato mountaineering
-kan	n / v	leader; chief; senior	kana	mitakan alpha-dog
-ke	v	doubt; suspect; suspicion [dubitative DUB]	ketsa	ta unyake [it is doubted that] you know
ki-	num	next; order; sequence [ordinal]	tsuki	kiha'o third; 3rd
-ko (-tlo)	n / v	agentive [AG]; one who ~	ko	yalako walker
-kua	n	all; entire; every; whole	kua	mitakua hinatle all dogs that are here
-kya	v	co-hortative [HORT]	kya	yalakya Let's go.
-kyo	n / v	college; school; university	hakyo	hayakyo veterinarian school
-kyo	v	fast; rapidly; quickly	kyolo	nam inakyo We eat quickly.
-nke (-k)	n / v	negative [NEG]; no; not	nke	hinak not [be] here
-nko	v	continue; proceed; progressive [PROG]	nkoso	ha mokunko She is sleeping.
-nku	pro	reciprocate; [in] return; reciprocal [RECP]	anku	nanku anyatli we will see each other
-ma	n / v	time for/to ~	ama	inama (the) time to eat
-me	v	cancel; undo ~	kume	iname vomit [un-eat]
-mi	n	few; small amount [paucal PAU]	ma + ahi	mitami moku a few dogs sleep
-mo	n / v	location; place; where	mo	inamo restaurant; diner
-mu	v	begin; initial; start [inchoative INCH]	mula	ha inamu he begins to eat
-mua	n / v	lack, be without, be in need of; insufficient	pamua	inamua famine ; hunger
-mya	v	cause; do; make [causative CAUS]	muya	ta'ena nukumya You cause me to hate.
-mye	v	redo; resume	muyaye	ha inamye She is eating (it) again.
-myo	v	allow; permit [permissive PERM]	myonta	eta inamyo You are allowed to eat.
-na	n	woman; feminine [FEM]	naka	umana mare
-nai	n / v	type of food; food of ~	ina	mitanai dog food
-ne	v	ought to; suggest [SUG]	neya	ta inane You should eat.
-ni	n / v	good; pleasant; regular	niha	inani nice food / fine cuisine
-nua	n / v	frequent; often; regular [FREQ]	nua	kam inanua They eat frequently.
-nyo	n / v	device; equipment; tool [INSTR]	mayo	inanyo eating utensil [fork; spoon]
-sa	n / v	room; chamber; section	sala	inasa dining room
-si	n / v	color of ~	sahi	senusi hair color
-so	n	class; type; kind	so	mitaso a dog breed
-su	n / v	market; shop; store	suku	inasu grocery; food market
-sue	v	prepare; get/be ready	yaso	na inasue I am ready to eat.
-ha	n / v	augmentative [AUG]; big; large	taha	mitaha ina The big dog eats.
-he	n / v	need; necessity; require [NEC]	heya	ta inahe You need to eat.
-hi	n / v	diminutive [DIM]; few; small	ahi	mitahi puppy (small dog)
-ho	v	assert; claim; state	toho	ta pakaho (it is asserted that) You are dumb.
-hu	n / v	aggressive; drastic; extreme	kyohu	mita oyahu an extremely black dog
-hua	n / v	flower; plant; flora	maua	nekohua cattail (typha)
-hue	n	locative [LOC]	hue	ha tsakahue She's at home.
-hya	n / v	animal; fauna	haya	tsakahya pen; habitat; cage
-hyo	n	juice; extract; liquid from ~	hyota	pomahyo apple juice
-tsa	n / v	damn [general invective]	tsaya	mitatsa a damned dog
-tse	v	appear; seem	tse'e	ha inatse She seems to be eating.
tsi-	n	angle; bend; corner	atsi	tsiya'o pentagon (five angles)
-tso	n / v	center; middle; mid-; half	tsoya	kunyetso half-moon
-tsu	n	flesh; meat; pulp	kutsu	manotsu chicken meat
-tsua	n / v	almost; nearly; more-or-less	tsua	ha hinatsua She is almost here.
-tsue	v	late; delayed; slow	tsipue	mita empatsue The dog runs slowly.
-tla	n / v	language; dialect; speech	kala	nihonotla Japanese [language]
-tle (-le)	v	relative clause marker [REL]	ele	na nahi inatle unya I know the girl that/who is eating.
tli-	n	collective plural [COL]; group; pack	tatli	tlimita malo a pack of brown dogs
-tli	v	future tense [FUT]	atli	na inatli I will eat.