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Moya

Moya is an abugida, or abjad used to represent the Kala language.

Moya is written vertically, in columns running from left to right, when necessary, or for aesthetic reasons it can be written horizontally.
The word moya not only refers to the script but also means "to write, character, letter" in Kala.
Moya contains 14 consonant syllables, two vowel markers and ten vowel diacritics.

Looking closely, you will notice that the symbols are arranged by phonetic relation, making Moya semi-featural.

The vowels vary in direction between the two modes, vertical (ukaha) and horizontal (kalai).
The ukaha mode vowels are turned 90° from their position in the kalai mode.

Full vowel indication (vocalization) can be added, by means of vowel diacritics, but this is only done to eliminate confusion.
The script can also be written horizontally, but this is only done to save space.
There is very little punctuation used in Kala, pauses, stops and questions are understood through the use of context and particles.
Most often the vowels are not marked, the single diagonal mark is used to show that a vowel begins or ends the word, and is also used to connect graphemes that otherwise would not connect based on the normal methods of connecting.

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 * Looking closely, you will notice that the symbols are arranged by phonetic relation, making '''Moya''' semi-featural.
+== Vowels ==
+* The vowels vary in direction between the two modes, vertical ('''ukaha''') and horizontal ('''kalai''').
+* The '''ukaha''' mode vowels are turned 90° from their position in the '''kalai''' mode.
+=== '''Ukaha''' vowels ===
+=== '''Kalai''' vowels ===
 == Notes ==