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characters, creating a full alphabet. Hence while Swahili added diacritics to represent a wider array of vowels, diacritics were ditched entirely in Comoros.

Today the most accepted form of Swahili Ajami is by Mu'allim Sheikh Yahya Ali Omar, based on Mombasa since it has historically been a crossgrounds for all dialects of Swahili.

Orthography

While Ajami refers to a widespread, diverse practice, there are many universal similarities in West Africa. This is not the case in Ajami written for Comorian and Swahili scripts.

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