Amis language Totally Explained

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Amis is the language of the Amis or Ami, a tribe of indigenous people on Taiwan (see Taiwanese aborigines). It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family.
The public spaces of the counties where many Amis people live in Taiwan, like Hualien Train Station, Taitung Train Station, and Jhihben Train Station, broadcast in Amis Language also.

Dialects

There are some dialects of Amis language: Sakizaya language (regarded as a language independent to Amis language sometimes), Northern Amis dialect, Middle Amis dialect, Seashore Amis dialect, Malan Amis dialect and Hengchun Amis dialect.

Phonology

Consonants>

	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Epiglottal	Glottal
Plosive	p		t			k	q	ʡ (written ')	ʔ (written ^)
Fricative		f	d	s (z)		x		h
Affricate				ts (written c)
Nasal	m		n			ŋ(written ng)
Trill				r
Lateral Approximant				l
Approximant	w				j(written y)

Vowels>

	Front	Central	Back
Closed	i		u
Mid		e	o
Open		a

"z" is only occurred in Sakizaya language. except the /s/(represented by "s") and /z/(represented by "z") in Sakizaya language, every dialect of Amis language doesn't distinguish the voiceless consonants and voiced consonants.
"f" and "d" have allophones: "f" can be pronounced as /b/, /f/ or /v/, and "d" can be pronounced as /d/ or /ð/.

Examples of words

lotong: Monkey/Ape

fafoy: Pig

wacu: Dog

pusi: Cat

kudiwis: Hare

cecay: One

tosa: Two

tolo: Three

sepat: Four

lima: Five

enem: Six

pito: Seven

falo: Eight

siwa: Nine

polo: Ten

Compare with Tagalog baboy (pig), tatlo (3), apat(4), lima(5), anim(6), pito(7), walo(8)

Compare with Kapampangan asu(dog), pusa(cat), atlo(3), apat(4), lima(5), anam(6), pitu/pito(7), walu/walo(8), siyam(9), apulu/apulo(10) and ama (father) and ima(mother)

ma olah kako mimali = I like to play sports.

takaraw ko pi ta’kod = I jump very high.

kalamkam ko kacomikay = I run very fast.

Ira ko tata’angay a mata a ko = I've big eyes

mamangay a ngapa ’= A small mouth

takaya’ay a fokes = long hair

sowalsan ko kahaccay a tamdaw makapahay kako = Everyone tells me that I'm beautiful.

ma fana’ay mi asik，misawsaw to kaysing，milidong to fodoy = I can sweep the floor, wash dishes and clothing.

ma olah midmak kako to tayal no loma’ = I love to do houshold chores.

nawhani ma olah kako to loma’no mako = Because I love my home.

Grammar

There are some inflections of verbs exist in Amis language, like Existential clause, Active voice, Passive voice, disposal sentence, Imperative mood, Optative mood, Prohibitive mood, and etc.
There are two Word Orders in Amis language, called "General" Word Order and "Special" Word Order.
Below are some examples of Amis sentence:

"General" Word Order Sentence I : Verb-Subject

Verb	Subject
Verb, Adjective, etc.	ko (Preposition for Subjects)+Nouns

Example

Maomahay ko wama.(The father is working at the farmfield.)

mimaomahay: Work(at farmfield)
wama: Father

Misaholoay ko wina.(The mother is cooking rice.)

misaholoay: Cook(rice)
ina/wina: Mother

"General" Word Order Sentence II : Verb Subject Object

Verb	Subject	Object
Verb, Adjective, etc.	ko (Preposition for Subjects)+Nouns	to (Preposition for Objects)+Nouns

Example

Mifaca' ko kaying to riko'.(The young woman is washing cloth.)

Mifaca' koya kaying to riko'.(The young woman is washing cloth.)

mifaca': wash(clothes)
kaying: young woman
riko'/fudoy: cloth

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