Kala writing

Moya

File:Nm moya.png

• Moya is an adaptation of Hangul for writing Kala.
• Moya can be written left to right horizontally or vertically from top to bottom.

consonants

• Where ~ appears, it indicates free variation between phonemes.

• The ts'a, k'a and p'a are rarely used, mostly for writing proper names.

prenasals

• Prenasalized consonants are Moya-ized in the same way that many Bantu language toponyms are Hangulized.

Sample text(s) in Moya

• mo ta yala ka

place/locale 2sg go/walk/travel INT-part

Where are you going?

File:Mo ta yala ka 2.PNG

• nam ke tsala inaye

1pl the sauce/paste eat-PAST

We ate the sauce.

File:Nam ke tsala inaye.PNG

• ko onatam tayo ka

person parent-PL 2sg-POSS INT-part

Who are your parents?

File:Ko tayo onatam ka 2.PNG

• na yalaye nye ta talaye

1SG go-PAST because 2SG return-PAST

I left because you returned.

File:Na yalaye nye ta talaye.PNG

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