Kala lexicon

Main Article: Kala

See also: Thematic Lexicon

General Lexica

• The majority of lexical units in Kala can have multiple roles.
• Most have a primary role, such as verb, noun or adjective, but almost all can serve in at least two roles.
• Because of this, this list is sorted alphabetically and not by part of speech or category.

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k

• kala - 가라 - from Arabic كلم - n. language | v. to speak, say, talk

• kasuma - 가스마 - from Alabama kasooma - n. onion, used as vegetable and spice

• kompo - 곰보 - from Ainu コンボ - n. seaweed, marine plants and algae

• kuama - 구마 - from Kala kua + ama - adv. always, forever | eternal

• kuetsa - 규자 - from Zapotec gueza - n. cigarette

• kiso - 기소 - from Japanese きそ - adj./n. base / basic / basis / foundation / ground / root

n

• na - 나 - from Arabic انا - pro. first person singular | suf. feminine gender

• naka - 나가 - from Hebrew נקבה - n. woman, female

t

• ta - 다 - from Arabic انت - pro. second person singular | suf. masculine gender

m

• ma - 마 - from Maori mā - conj. and, also, as well | v. to add / plus

p

• pato - 바도 - from Spanish pato - n. duck , aquatic bird of the family Anatidae

s

• sama - 사마 - from Proto-Semitic samsh - adj. solar | n. sun, any star, especially when seen as the center of any single solar system

a

• a - 아 - from Japanese ある - adv. yes | v. to be, exist

ya

• yala - 야라 - from Arabic ياالله - v. go, walk, travel

ts

• tsala - 자라 - from multiple salsa - n. paste, sauce

tl

• tlaka - 타가 - from Nahuatl tlacatl - n. man | adj. male, masculine

• tlela - 터라 - adj./v. clean, wash

h

• hina - 히나 - from Arabic هنا - adj./adv./n. here / this place

Index

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