Kalaman Language:Lexicon

Kalaman to English

A

ahwa n son

Aidaspara [ˌaɪdasˈpara] prop n Kalaman God of Bards

aidasparā [ˌaɪdasˈparɑː] npl recited account, recited pieces, recitation, type of oral literature, later written down

Arutkaupshaz [ˌarʊtʰˈkaʊpʃaz] prop n Aarothkopshaz, extra-dimensional being who lives above the cosmos.

ashwa [ˈaʃwa] n god, divinity; ashwaki divinities

Atura [aˈtʊra] prop n god of storms, warrior who fights the titans and the dragons and caused the great flood to defeat the dragons who would have conquered the world

Aturoksha [ˌatʊˈrɔkʃa] prop n prop city of Atur in Vimalia

aukesha [ˈaʊkɛʃa] n city (-oksha)

aydha [ˈaɪdʰa]: dimension, dimension of being, dimension of consciousness, “sheaf” of beingness; dimension or plane, "bunch, binding, conflux, sheaf (also ehta, eht in another language)

B

baku [ˈbakʊ] n father

bamba prep against, opposite to

bashura n water

baspa [ˈbaspa] n skyness (see Flampesha)

BH

Bhimala [bʰɪˈmala] prop n the god Vimal, god of Lake Vimala

CH

chadik [ˈʧadɪk] n priest

CHH (aspirated)

Challa [ˈʧʰalːa] prop n sunmoon

D

DH

E

G

gha prep: next to, by, at

H

Hwalaka [hwaˈlaka] prop n Master of the Sea, Kalaman Colony on Kumeikenot Island

I

ishu [ˈɪʃʊ] n servant

J

jahā [ˈʤahɑː] adj great

Jairutthála [ˌʤaɪrʊˈtʰːala] prop n Jeruthala, ancient Ruler of Kalama

jakshi n hide, leather

Jakubya [ʣaˈkʊbja] prop n Jecubia, Throvy

jana n mind, reason, intellect

jurpa [ˈʤʊrpa] adj regenerative, said of the king of Kalama

JH

jhaña [ˈʤʰaɲa] n "son of" used in patronyms

Jhukhaulya [ʤʰʊˈkʰaʊlja] pron n Johaulia

K

kaha [ˈkaha] vb sleep deeply

Kaina prop n starmoon, goddess of starmoon

Kathyabrumyā [ˌkatʰjaˈbrʊmjɑː] prop n Cetibrymio, city on the north coast of Vimalia

kwalun [ˈkwalʊn] n scale of reptile

kūmi [ˈkuːmɪ] n tale, account, epic tale

KSH

Kshandiguha [ˌkʃandɪɡʊˈha] prop n Kalama, Western and Central Corundy, “Xandiva” in Tassan

kshayum [ˈkʃajʊm] n fire

kshayus'unksha [ˌkʃajʊˈsʰʊŋkʃa] n temple of fire, fire-temple

L

li prep from, of, used with place-names

M

mahe n mother

misha n sea

mishamahe [ˌmɪʃaˈmahɛ] n sea-mother

N

nam n unspoken prayer

násuthu [ˈnasʊtʰʊ] n stitch (as from sewing)

nushra [ˈnʊʃra] n haunt, abode

O

-oksha [ˈɔkʃa] suffix for ‘city,’ used in city toponyms, see aukesha

oskahum [ɔsˈkahʊm] n river

P

pah! [pɑːh] interj utterance of disdain, contempt in the negation

pandu [ˈpandʊ] n castle, fortress, used in place-names.

PH

R

S

s'unksha [sʰʊŋkʃa] n temple, house of a god

swagun [ˈswaɡʊn] n frequency, vibratory signature

swanka [ˈswaŋka] n keeper of animals, herder

SH

T

TH

thī [tʰiː] n consciousness

thimburu [tʰɪmˈbʊrʊ] n incense

W

wah! interj exclamation of excitement, contrast with 'pah'

Y

yanda [ˈjanda] n devotee

Z

ZH

zhara [ˈʒara] n king

zhara jurpa [ˈʒara ˈʤʊrpa] nm Great King of Kalama

Word Morphemes

Noun Classes

-um: animacy marker for things such as fire, river, water. In the Kalaman world-view, all creation is living

-la: animacy marker for divinities taking human form

-ut: changing energy, changing state, temporary; daihut

-ik: (-ik, -arik, -irik); person holding a profession, usually male

-a: human, humanlike [-a, -asya, -ahya]

-ya: place

-i: result of a verb

Verbs

-a: most verbs end in this vowel for the root or 'infinitive' form

See Also

• Kalama
• Kalaman Language