User:Masako/nkala

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Nouns

Nouns only decline for number and possession. They are altered with -lo to show plurality, and possessiveness with -yo.

Pronouns

kalama has three basic pronouns; wa [1sg], ni [2sg], and ko [3sg]. These do not indicate gender.

Verbs

Verbs do not change and are only ever modified by particles.

Tense

Past tense is indicated by the particle le following the verb. Future tense is indicated by the particle sa.

  • ko ne kome le
3sg NEG eat PST
He didn't eat.
  • walo wite sa ko
1pl see FUT 3sg
We will see her.

palalo

a

  • aku / ku - hundred
  • ama - but; yet; however
  • awa - or; either
  • ayo - any; whatever; whichever; whatsoever

e

  • enpo - be away from; move away

i

  • ila - be near; move toward; in direction of

k

  • kasa - house; building; apartment; room; residence
  • kata - speak; talk; language
  • kome - eat; consume
  • koye - some; a few; a little
  • kula - all; whole; entire; every; complete

l

  • loka - place; location; spot; point
  • loma - bump, nose, hill, mountain, button

m

  • ma - interrogative particle
  • malu - be small; little; tiny
  • mila - thousand
  • muki - ocean; sea; bay

n

  • na - seven
  • nama - sleep; rest; relax
  • ne - no; not; negative
  • note - night; darkness
  • nun - nine

o

  • o - direct object particle
  • oma - female parent
  • opa - male parent

p

  • pa - eight
  • pala - word; morpheme; unit of language
  • pan - food; bread
  • paya - white; whiteness
  • peka - run; flee; move quickly
  • pen - five
  • pu - this; these

s

  • san - three; triple
  • si - four
  • simu - letter (of the alphabet)
  • su - that; those
  • sunya - zero; nothing

t

  • ta - be large; big; grand
  • tani - be aware of; know; understand
  • tu - two; double; duo

u

  • u - and; also; too; as well
  • un - one; single; alone

w

  • we - six
  • wite - see; look; watch; observe

y

  • ya - vocative / imperative particle
  • yati - hand; arm
  • ye - ten
  • yo / -yo - have; hold; contain
  • yu - be in; at; on
  • yuma - day; daylight
  • yunta - gather; collect; amass

phrases

  • wa tani ko
1sg know 3sg
I know her.
  • ma loka kasa niyo
Q place house 2sg.GEN
Where is your house?