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| = Kamiya =
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| '''Amal''' is written with an adaptation of the [[wp:Persian_alphabet|Perso-Arabic script]], called '''kamiya''' ("writing"). It is used as an alphabet, with the exception that vowels are marked as diacritics within words, and only as full letters when they begin, or end, a word. There are 22 characters used, including vowel markings and the ligature "'''la'''".
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| = Consonants =
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| [[File:Kam cons.png]]
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| As the chart indicates, all but the '''dal, ra''', and '''wa''' have initial, medial, and final forms. The '''qupa''' is used to represent the glottal stop /ʔ/ or /q/ in loanwords. The '''wa''' and '''yad''' are also used to represent vowels. See below.
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| = Vowels =
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| [[File:Kam vows.png]]
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| As the chart indicates, there are four vowel characters, although the '''um''' can also be used to indicate /o/, and this would be understood through context. The '''e''' only appears within words when transliterating loanwords, or names.
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| == Diacritics ==
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| [[File:Kam dia.png]]
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| As can be seen in the chart, long and short vowels are distinguished in romanization, but not in '''Kamiya'''. They are understood through context.
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| = Alternate =
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| [[File:Kam alt.png]]
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| These alternate characters would only be used for calligraphic purposes, or in loanwords and names.
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| == Ligatures ==
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| [[File:Kam lig.png]]
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| This ligature for /la/ never takes any diacritics, unlike natural languages that use the Arabic script.
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