KAMATO’RAN
n.
Examples:
A kamato’ran sadyosan. “Truthfulness is godliness.”
Nikamato’ran sira. “They are being truthful.”
Di’ nikamato’ran sakanda. “Not being truthful to them.”
Di’ nikamato’ran sakanda si Andoy. “Andoy is not being truthful to them.”
Da’ kamato’ran. “Absence of truthfulness.”
Ke’ kamato’ran a-an. “That is not truthful.”
SEMANTIC DISTINCTION
• to-od = believe; obey
• mato-od = true; factually correct
• kamato’ran = truth; factual correctness
• osto = correct, fitting, proper, sufficient, just right
Rule of thumb:
• If something corresponds to reality, use mato-od.
• If referring to truth itself, use kamato’ran.
• If something is appropriate, fits, works, or is enough, use osto.
• If someone accepts or follows what is said, use to-od.