Kala writing

See also: Kala pictographs

See also: Kala syllabary

Moya

• Moya is an adaptation of Ajan for writing Kala.
• Moya is written vertically, in columns running from left to right, but can be written horizontally.

consonants

vowels & diacritics

numerals

From left to right; uena'o, ueka'o, nyeyauena'o, hanyeta'o, manyetsauesa'o and tatletaueya'o.

• In large numbers, elements are combined from largest to smallest, and zeros are implied.

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number gestures

kum te yato

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Sample text(s) in Moya

• mo ta yala ka

place 2sg go q-pt

Where are you going?

• nam ke tsala inaye

1pl the sauce/paste eat-PAST

We ate the sauce.

• ko onatam tayo ka

person parent-PL 2sg-POSS INT-part

Who are your parents?

• na yalaye nye ta talaye

1SG go-PAST because 2SG return-PAST

I left because you returned.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The UDHR in Moya.

Sound Sample

• kua tlana tsiya ma’a katsi ma kueli soto nasa

all human free with dignity and rights equal born

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

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• kam tlitsi ma omato yoha ma kanku ma’a tsaku te otauan ketahe

3p reasoning and conscience possess and 3p.RECP with idea of brotherhood behave.NEC

They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

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