Amal

See also:

• lexicon
  • thematic lexicon
  • verb charts
• phrases & translations

Introduction

Amal is meant to be a personal conlang and despite appearances and structure is not intended as an IAL.

Phonology

All letters are pronounced like their IPA equivalents with a few exceptions.

• sh - /ʃ/
• e - /e/ or /ɛ/ without confusion
• i - /i/ or /ɪ/ without confusion
• q - /ʔ/
• y - /j/
• ai - /a͡ɪ/ (this is the only diphthong in Amal)

Verbal Morphology

The verbal inflection of Amal is quite simple. There are only three tenses (present, past, future), plus the conditional and the imperative, each marked by person and number. There are two aspects (perfective, continuous) and various moods that are also marked on the verb (usually between the verb root and the person).