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

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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
nyome - beige; tan
oya - black
nila - blue
malo - brown
tsalo - clear; transparent
hyali - cream
kitsa - dark
- -ha - dark; intense; deep
mono - fair, blond
ola - gold
kono - gray
kuya - green
tsenka - orange
-hi - pale
nyeli; elila - pink
tlila - purple
ketla; akai - red
- -kai - red
kini - silver
nyahi - white
yana - yellow

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

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

pato - duck; male prostitute (slang)
panya - a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)
peka - flying fox; fruit bat (Pteroptidae); bat
pili - hyena
piyo - bee; honeybee
poti - goat; billy goat; ram
poka - Phocidae, family within Carnivora including seal
pukue - blowfish (Tetraodontidae); puffer
puetsa - octopus; mantis egg nest
pyaka - tiger
pyoho - louse, tick, mite, flea
tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
teli - ass; donkey; mule
tilo - shark [and related species]
tona - tuna
kinti - squirrel
kina - mammal
kili - giraffe
koni - skunk
kupe - tick; arthropod
kupu - butterfly
kuma - bear; ursine
kutsi - shrimp; prawn
kuami - eel; any fish of the order Anguilliformes
kuatla - snake; reptile
kyotlo - coyote
mpeka - frog; toad
mpelo - buzzard
mpuni - ostrich
mano - fowl; chicken; poultry
masa - deer; elk; cervine
mita - dog; canine
molo - cod
nkahi - shellfish; lobster; crustacean
nkoyo - sheep
nase - spider; arachnid
neko - cat; feline
nyamu - mosquito; fly
nyanku - whale
nyolo - ant; insect
sani - wasp
sikua - pig; hog; swine; pork
simpu - mussel; oyster; clam
sinka - lion
suaki - hare; rabbit
haya - animal; beast
honu - turtle; sea turtle
husa - goose
tsanko - monkey; ape; primate
tsikua - bird; avian
tsola - fox; Vulpes
tsunka - insect; bug; worm
tsuhi - panther; leopard
tsuene - baboon
tsuyo - armadillo
tlakua - snail; slug; mole cricket
tlinka - herring
tloma - feather; plumage; plume
tlohi - salmon; trout
tlo'o - elephant
ala - fin; wing
eua - fin; appendage of a fish
oku - owl
otso - wolf; lupine
ole - shell; carapace; crust; husk; casing
uma - horse; equine
unta - camel
utla - otter
uaka - ox; cow; bull; bovine; cattle
uani - alligator; crocodile
uatsi - fish
yasu - buffalo; bison
yotsu - larva; grub

anatomy

keha - body; corpse
ana - head; brain
- anya - eye
- anu - ear
- ampu - nose

toponyms

yolopa - Europe
- amenya - Germany
- itali - Italy

ameyo - America
- tlihanya ameyo - USA

Index

Kala thematic lexicon

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