Well from my memory of 6 years of learning Japanese...
in reply to a message by drakenwand
The japanese language is syballic-letter sounds, each one being pronounced so A-Ma-Ya are the letters than make up the name when written in Hirogana.
Anthony
Chris: I don't have to listen to you. You're a dog. You don't have a soul!
Brian: Ouch. That was cold.
Anthony
Chris: I don't have to listen to you. You're a dog. You don't have a soul!
Brian: Ouch. That was cold.