Kala/affixes

See also: Kala lexicon

These are the functional affixes used in Kala. There are notes at the bottom of the page to explain exceptions and special cases.

pa ta ka ma na nya sa ha tsa tla ua la ya a

pa

-pa

from pala

1. able to ~; can ~ [ABIL]
2. ~ is possible; potential [POT]

• na inapa

1sg eat-ABIL

I am able to eat.

-pe

from peya

1. part
2. piece of ~

• inape

piece of food; morsel; crumb

-po

from nipo

1. coerce
2. force; compel

• eha inapoye

P.3sg eat-compel-PST

He was compelled to eat.

Notes

1. The -u / u- is used to replace redundant syllables.