Kala writing
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- 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
- Zero
- The fist is closed.
- One
- The index finger is extended. (finger 1)
- Two
- The index and middle fingers are extended. (fingers 1 & 2)
- Three
- With the little finger and thumb closed. (fingers 1, 2, & 3)
- Four
- The thumb is held in palm with the four fingers extended. (fingers 1-4)
- Five
- Only thumb is extended, upwards or outwards. (finger 5)
- Six
- The index finger and thumb are extended. (fingers 5 & 1)
- Seven
- The thumb, index and middle fingers are extended. (fingers 5, 1 & 2)
- Eight
- All fingers except the little finger are extended. (fingers 5, 1, 2 & 3)
- Nine
- All fingers are extended.
- Ten
- The thumb and index finger are held together and all other fingers are cupped in the palm. (fingers 1 & 5)
- Hundred
- The thumb, index and middle finger are held together and all other fingers are cupped in the palm. (fingers 1, 2 & 5)
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Sample text(s) in Moya
- mo ta yala ka
- place 2s go INT-part
- Where are you going?
- Sound Sample
- nam ke tsala inaye
- 1p TOP-part sauce eat-PAST
- We ate the sauce.
- Sound Sample
- ko onatam tayo ka
- person parent-PL 2s-POSS INT-part
- Who are your parents?
- Sound Sample
- na yalaye nye ta talaye
- 1s go-PAST because 2s return-PAST
- I left because you returned.
- Sound Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The UDHR in Moya.
- 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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