| Part of Speech | aspect |
| Phonetic Form | ka |
| Tanema Equivalent | mo |
| Lovono Equivalent | ga |
| Syntactic Restriction | +Realis V or predicate |
| Encyclopedic Info | Morph.: A stronger, stressed variant of ka is kata ka (see katae ka). |
Example 353:
Basavono na toñaki ka moko.Today, the ship has turned into coral reef.
Example 514:
Ai' one ka i-bu, ebieve tua ka i-da.My father died eight years ago. [lit. he has died, eight years have passed]
Example 846:
teliki iakapa na pe ka i-re kiapa naour leader who has left us today
Example 978:
Jebute ka moso.The taros are ripe.
Example 994:
Kulevelu ka i-ve waluluo tete.The fowl has laid three eggs.
Example 995:
Ka a-kila emele?Are you married already?
Example 996:
Ka ni-koie.I'm inside already.
Example 997:
Mamote i-maluo, we tae? – Tae, ka i-bu.Is she still alive? – No, she's already passed away.
Example 998:
Ngiro ka i-lubi.The wind has turned.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S53
Example 999:
Revo ka i-koie, we ka i-ma?Is it high tide or low tide?
Example 1000:
O io, ka ni-tabo ni-vodo!Oh yes, I remember now!
Example 1001:
Le-te rema le-ko none ka moioe.Let's wait for the food to cook.
- Example Comment
- Perfect in the future
Example 1002:
Otovo iupa ka tamwaliko.Our roofing has been damaged. [lit. has gone bad]
- Example Comment
- adjective predicate
Example 1003:
Ka bwogo.It's night now.
- Example Comment
- noun predicate
Example 1004:
Kiapa dapa Frans ka menuko.We and the French, we are friends.
- Example Comment
- noun predicate
Example 1005:
Aeve ka tili.[hours are (already) five] It's five o'clock now.
- Example Comment
- numeral predicate
| Syntactic Restriction | +Irrealis V |
Example 1006:
Ka ne-koie.I'm coming in (in a second).
| Syntactic Restriction | +Irrealis V, 2nd person |
| Sense Comment | esp |
Example 7:
Ne ngogoro uña menuko abia, ka pe-romo p-ajau!There are many animals in the woods, be careful!
Example 1007:
Ka u-te!Good bye! [lit. you stay!]
- Example Comment
- greeting