kamalajo

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Wauja

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kamalajo

  1. true, accurate ((in accordance with notions of fact, reality, or what actually happened)
    Kamalajo, nitsupalu. Nunupawi sekunya.
    It's true, my daughter. I witnessed it long ago.
  2. right, correct ((in accordance with notions of fact or reality)
    Kamalajo pitsu. Aitsa awojopai kupatotaku ojonain han.
    You're right. The fishing's no good here.

Adverb

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kamalajo

  1. truly
    Kamalajo ninyanka piyu.
    Truly I speak to you.

Interjection

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kamalajo

  1. really? is that so? (used to question a remark or ask for more detail about it)
    Kamalajo?
    Really? Is that true?
  2. really, certainly, absolutely, that is so. (used to affirm a prior statement)
    Awatukojo oyakaimato ja Yakawiwitsiu.
    Kamalajo?
    Kamalajo!
    [Aruta, Wauja elder:] [They] were contemporaries of our ancestors, those Yakawiwita [people].
    [anthropologist:] Really?
    [Aruta:] Really!

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • "Kamalajo" uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, recounting Wauja history in the presence of his son and nephew. Recorded in Piyulaga village by E. Ireland, 4/25/96, transcript page 9.
  • Other utterances from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.