KiLiKi : The Beginning
by Dr. Madhan Karky When I was learning Mandarin in University of Queensland, I was fascinated by the way the sound ‘ma’ was changed to make four different words and meanings just…
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by Nandini Karky Language - What do these words, letters and sounds mean to us? Why do we fiercely fight for it at times and completely ignore it at others? Was emotion…
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How To Get Your Name Right in KiLiKi?
zaabaa fen! More than 50,000 of you have tried to convert your names and your friend's names in KiLiKi using our Image It tool. Most of you have got it right. 'rita'…
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by Aparna Ramachandran Imagine a shepherd from prehistoric times. He needs to make sure he has the right number of sheep each night as he heads to his tent. He looks around…
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KiLiKi Numbers : Zero to Infinity
We now know how to read and write nOmi (numbers) from zero to ten. In this article we are going to look into numbers from eleven to infinity. You can visit the…
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My Family
We will learn how to introduce ourselves and our family members. In the examples below Saaraa will be introducing herself and her family to us. Professor Jack will interpret her words for…
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Common Words, Phrases and Sentences in KiLiKi
Greetings, introduction, please & sorry are most common words, sentences or phrases in a language. In this article we will explore the most common ones. Meet Loki here. He is saying '…
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Grammar Elements
Before getting into KiLiKi grammar, let us look at a few basic grammar terminologies in KiLiKi. By this time, you must be familiar with the KiLiKi alphabet. Now we will learn how…
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KiLiKi Verb
There are two simple rules we need to remember with respect to nithu ( verb ). Verb Rule 1 : All verbs in kiliki end in ' ni' . No exceptions. Image…
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Seven Elements
There are seven elements documented in KiLiKi. veneli is the word for element. Many words in kiLiki are derived from these words. Let us visit Saaraa's garden. She will help us learn…
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Noun and Cases
In this article, we will be exploring kiLiki noun and noun cases. Like Latin, Russian, Tamil or Telugu, KiLiKi is an inflecting language, where nouns are modified with case markers. In kiLiki,…
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50 Nature Words
In this article, we will learn 50 words related to nature. If you remember nee as the word for water , you will be able to understand the meaning behind these names.…
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Question Words
This article will introduce basic question words ( Interrogative words ) in KiLiKi. koovae is the word for the noun question and koovaeni is the verb to question . The phonetic inverse…
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Parts of Face
In this article, we will learn the different parts of the face and the action words associated with them. Image 1 : Face Loaki and Meenaa will be our models for this…
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Colours and Intensifiers
yudi is colour in KiLiKi. KiLiKi has eleven basic colours and five intensifiers to denote the intensity of these colours. These intensifiers can be also used to modify any adjective or adverb…
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Emotions & Expressions
Emotions are pretty much similar across most languages. The way we express them changes from culture to culture. An event that incites anger in one culture gives happiness in another. Culture and…
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Directions
Let us imagine ourselves as the center of the world as we always do. We will look into words related to directions with us in the center. Image 1 : Direction too…
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