Amal/writing

Kamiya

Kamiya (writing) is an alphabet developed to write Amal. It is based on Semitic abjads. It is written right-to-left.

Full Alphabet

• kapu is the only letter to retain a final form
• om has no full form and is written over wa when it begins or ends a word
• qupa is used for the glottal stop, /ʔ/, but can be used for /q/ in names and toponyms

Vowel Marks

These vowel marks are used to indicate vowels within words. Note that /e/ has no mark and is the only vowel omitted when it occurs within a word.

shehet kaba - /ʃɛˌɦet kabˌa/ - MED-tree be.large-3s - That tree is large.

The top example is incorrect, and notice in the bottom example, the /a/ marked on the /k/ is the only mark used. The final /a/ on kaba ends the word, and therefore is written in full form.

Ligatures

Examples

• amanti

/amaːnti/

love-1s-2s

I love you.

• aryemeshilan?

/aɾʲemɛʃɪlan/

see-INT-PST-3s-1s

Did she see me?

• ibti korwa nai daqeshan.

/ɪbtiː koɾwa na͜ɪ daːʔɛʃan/

DAT-2s heart-ACC 1s.GEN give-PST-1s

I gave you my heart.

• gidu naburhala me gunu webintakla

/giːˌdu naburˌɦala mɛː guːˌnu webɪntˌaːkla/

meal-ACC wine-COM-NEG COMP day-ACC shine.sun-COM-NEG

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.