Kalaw Lagaw Ya - Miscellaneous Paradigms

Miscellaneous Paradigms

Three paradigms that have irregular morphology are:

Sikai Perhaps/Maybe/Possibly (all dialects except Kalau Kawau Ya - which has invariable sike, sikedh)

masculine sinukai/senukai, feminine sinakai/senakai, general (singular, dual, plural) sikai

Goodbye

Singular yawa, Non-singular yawal

Hey! (word used to attract someone's attention)

mas. kame, kamedh, fem. kake, kakedh, non-singular kole, koledh

In sikedh, kamedh, kakedh and koledh, the -dh final is only found in more emphatic use.