The Particle 'Ka'

'Ka' is an overly-used morpheme in this language.  Depending on its position in a phrase, it can either mean:

• 'ka' as a 2nd person direct object pronoun, as in "Indi ka kabalo?" [You do not know? (literal: do not-you-know)].
  
• 'ka' as a particle equivalent to 'of' in English, it is used as a quantifier, as in "x of something", where x is a cardinal number.

This entry is all about 'ka' as a particle.   Here are some phrases that use 'ka':

1. isa ka tawo [one person]
2. tatlo ka babaye [three women]
3. pulo' ka lalaki [ten men]
4. kinse ka bata [fifteen kids]
5. bayntekwatro ka tigulang [twenty-four old people]