Kalo/lexicon

The working lexicon for Kalo.

• ARA - Arabic
• ELL - Greek
• ENG - English
• GER - German
• HIN - Hindi
• JPN - Japanese

• KOR - Korean
• PIE - Proto-Indo-European
• SPA - Spanish
• TUR - Turkish
• ZHO - Mandarin

• adj - adjective
• n - noun
• num - number/numeral
• part - particle
• prep - preposition
• pro - pronoun
• v - verb

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ka

• kasa /ˈka.sa/ from SPA casa

n - house; building

v - dwell; reside

• kula /ˈku.la/ from ARA كل

n - all; whole; entire; every; complete; each

• ko /ko/ from JAP 個

n - person; individual

pro - he; she [3sg]

• kono /ˈko.no/ from SPA conocer

n - knowledge; awareness; understanding; recognition

v - know; understand; be aware (of); recognize

• kome /ˈko.me/ from SPA comer

v - eat; consume; drink

sa

• sa /sa/ from ARA سَـ

part - future tense particle

• su /su/ from TUR şu

part - that; those (over there)

ta

• ta /ta/ from ZHO 大

v - be large; big; grand

• tanka /ˈtaŋ.ka/ from GER/ENG danke/thank

v - to thank; show appreciation; express gratitude

part/intj - thank you; thanks

• tapo /ˈta.po/ from ZHO 打破

v - damage; wreck; break; destroy

n - destruction; damage

na

• na /na/ from JPN なな

num - seven; 7

• ne /ne/ from ENG nay

part - no; not; negative [NEG]

pa

• pa /pa/ from ZHO 八

num - eight; 8

• pan /pan/ from ZHO/SPA 飯/pan

n - bread; food; sustenance

• pala /ˈpa.la/ from SPA palabra

n - word; morpheme; lexeme

ma

• ma /ma/ from ZHO 嗎

part - interrogative particle [Q]

• maka /ˈma.ka/ from ENG make

n - cause; action; happening

v - do; make; cause; happen

• mala /ˈma.la/ from ARA امرأة

n - woman; female; wife

ya

• yame /ˈja.me/ from ARA جمع

n - collection; gathering; group; set

v - gather; collect; assemble; unite

la

• lata /ˈla.ta/ from SPA lata

n - box; bucket; basket; container; vessel

v - carry; tote; transport

• loka /ˈlo.ka/ from SPA loka

n - place; location; point; spot

wa

• wa /wa/ from ZHO 我 / ARA واحد

pro - I; me [1sg]

num - one; 1; single

v - be alone; be singular

a

• amo /ˈa.mo/ from SPA amor

n - love; affection; adoration

v - love; adore; like

• o /o/ from JPN を

part - direct object particle