kamah hemphatic and affirmative part. (always in sentence-final position, otherwise abbr. ka; kama is not used in negative sentences, but must be used if a negative sentence is contradicted; it is also used for rhythmical reasons e.g. after imperative of monosyllabic verbs), indeed, in fact, actually, of course, by all means, surely, certainly, already (restr.; kama often untranslated or translated by a do-construction)Naab dan kan ka tengka po, ka a kaasi kama.If there is no chief in the country, it will spoil indeed."Kal!" - "N kal kama.""Sit down!" - "I am sitting already."Za kama [zagma].(Lit.:) Standing indeed (greeting for a person who is standing, cf. be kali).Wa yog kama. He is dead."Man zig wa yabanga po." - "Fi ka velim vendik, fi zig wa kama!""I did not meet him on the market." - "You are a liar, you did meet him!" (Here kama cannot be dropped)
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