kalama

Meaning

Common Definition

to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep

ku definitions

bang², noise⁴, sound⁵, & tone³

pu definition

  • VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud

Usage

sitelen pona

kalama

emission modifier + “mouth”

sitelen sitelen

kalama in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1915

More Info

Origin

  • Serbo-Croatian: галама (galama); noise (of the human voice)
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: core
  • Usage: 100%
  • Book: pu

Usage Trend

Before 2022, the survey asked "Do you consider this word real?"; After 2022, the question was changed to "Do you use this word?". Therefore, results before and after 2022, marked by the red line, are not comparable.