Kala writing

See also: Naua gallery

Naua

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

Consonants

Diacritics

Basic strokes

stroke direction

Moyato

• moyato, meaning "How to write." An example of the formation of words based on the above graphemes.

• Top row, left to right.

1. The graphemes for pa and ka.
2. Combining these renders pak.
3. Adding a koli, or "tail" renders paka.
4. Diacritic marks for /e/ and /o/ render peko /ˈpeː.ko/.

• Bottom row, left to right.

1. Marks the labialization of /p/; /ˈpʷaː.ki/
2. Shows the palatalization of /k/ and demonstrates two diacritics on one glyph; /ˈpaː.kʲo/, pakyo.
3. The nasalization mark is shown on the ka syllable to render /ˈpunː.ka/ or /ˈpuŋː.ka/, punka.
4. The nasalization mark is shown on the initial glyph and demonstrates two diacritics on one glyph; /ˈᵐpoː.ka/, mpoka

kasi

• The conventional link between glyphs does not always occur. There are eight constructions which use the koli to link glyphs that do not fit together in the standard way.

1. When linking sa with ta and ka a koli yomo ua'e ka'e yoso tahe [right up to left down] is used. The same construction is used when linking ha with ta and ka.
2. When linking la with na and nya a koli yoso ua'e ka'e yomo tahe [left up to right down] is used.
3. When writing a word that begins with a vowel glyph that is followed by a na or nya, a koli yoso ua'e ka'e yomo tahe is used instead of the zero consonant symbol. This is the only occasion that a koli will be marked with a vowel diacritic.

Numerals

From top to bottom; 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 [see example "302" to the right].

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The UDHR in naua moya.

Sound Sample

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

all human free with dignity and rights equal born

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

• kam tlitsi ma toya yoha ma kanku ma’a tsaku te takun ketahe

3PL reasoning and conscience possess and 3PL.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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