The language has vocabulary from various sources, though the dominant source language is English.
Kalaw Kawaw Ya: yawo goodbye, matha only/very, mina really/truly, babuk crosslegged, aka granny, puripuri magic action/spells/products/medicines etc. (from the early Kauraraigau Ya [Kowrareg - the Southern dialect of Kalaw Lagaw Ya word puri, in modern Kala Lagaw Ya the word is puyi).