Kala/etymology

This is a list of words in Kala by the language they were borrowed from. It will likely never be exhaustive, however it will be as extensive as possible and updated regularly.

Arabic

• ʾanta - ta - you [2sg]
• tamām - tama - be good; well; proper; fine; complete
• ʾanā - na - I; me [1sg]
• yallā - yala - walk; go; travel

Chamicuro

• ame - ame - axe; hatchet

Chickasaw

• chuka - tsaka - home; house

Hawaiian

• inu - inu - drink; liquid

Irish

• am - ama - time; moment; period

Japanese

• baka - paka - be a fool; idiot; dumb
• kuma - kuma - bear; ursine
• neko - neko - cat; feline
• aru - a - exist; be; yes [COP]
• uma - uma - horse; equine

Mandarin

• gè - ke - object marker; nominalizer

Malay

• batu bata - pata - tile; brick

Nahuatl

• yohualli - yohua - night; nighttime; darkness

Persian

• čây - tsa'i - tea; tea leaves
• ârâyeš - yasi - cosmetics; makeup

Spanish

• pato - pato - duck
• pantano - panta - marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade
• palo - palo - cane; staff; walking stick
• salsa - tsala - sauce; paste

Swahili

• mswada - suata - account; bill; debt

Warlpiri

• ngapa - nkapa - alcohol; beer