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| = phonology =
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| '''Kalo''' has nine consonants (/p, t, k, s, m, n, l, j, w/) and five vowels (/a, e, i, o, u/). Stress is mostly word final.
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| == consonants ==
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| ! Labial
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| ! Coronal
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| ! Dorsal
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| ! Nasal
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| | m
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| | n
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| ! Plosive
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| | t
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| | k
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| ! Fricative
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| ! Approximant
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| | w
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| | l
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| | j ('''y''')
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| == vowels ==
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| ! !!Front!!Back
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| !Close
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| |i||u
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| !Mid
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| |e||o
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| !Open
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| === diphthongs ===
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| There are two diphthongs [ai̯] '''ai''', and [au̯] '''au'''. These are rare and typically only occur word-finally.
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| == syllable structure ==
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| All syllables are of the form (C)V(N), that is, optional consonant + vowel + optional final nasal, or V, CV, VN, CVN.
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| = syntax =
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| : [[wp:Classical_Arabic|Classical Arabic]] is primarily [[wp:Verb–subject–object|VSO]], but [[wp:Modern_Standard_Arabic|MSA]] (Modern Standard Arabic) tends to be [[wp:Subject–verb–object|SVO]], favoring full agreement over partial.
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| : [[wp:Chinese_grammar|Chinese]] is classified as an SVO language. Transitive verbs precede their objects in typical simple clauses, while the subject precedes the verb.
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| : [[wp:Spanish_grammar|Spanish]] unmarked word order for affirmative declarative sentences is SVO; however, as in other Romance languages, in practice, word order is mostly variable.
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| : [[wp:English_grammar|English]] word order is almost exclusively SVO.
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| : [[wp:Hindustani_grammar|Hindi]] is primarily an SOV language.
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| Based on the above information about the main source languages for '''Kalo''', it is primarily an SVO (subject-verb-object) language. Modifiers generally follow what they modify, as do prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses.
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| * '''wa toma''' - <small>1S consume</small> - ''I eat.'' (SV)
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| * '''wa amo ko''' - <small>1S love 3S</small> - ''I love her.'' (SVO)
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| * '''o pan toma''' - <small>DO food consume</small> - ''The bread is eaten.'' (OV)
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| = nouns =
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| == pronouns ==
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| * '''wa''' - I; me [1sg] - (ZHO) [[Wiktionary:我|我]]
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| * '''ni''' - you [2sg] - (ZHO) [[Wiktionary:你|你]]
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| * '''ko''' - he; she [3sg] - (ZHO) [[Wiktionary:個|個]]
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| === possession ===
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| * Possession is shown with the suffix '''-yo''' - have; possess - (ZHO) [[Wiktionary:有|有]]
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| * Plurality is marked with the particle '''lo''' - a pile - (ZHO) [[Wiktionary:摞|摞]]
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| * '''kasa lo koyo'''
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| : <small>house PL 3sg-POSS</small>
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| : ''His homes''
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| * '''kasa wayo lo'''
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| : <small>house 1sg-POSS PL</small>
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| : ''Our home''
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