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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:    Kivy
+" Maintainer:  Corey Prophitt <prophitt.corey@gmail.com>
+" Last Change: May 29th, 2014
+" Version:     1
+" URL:         http://kivy.org/
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+endif
+
+" Load Python syntax first (Python can be used within Kivy)
+syn include @pyth $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/python.vim
+
+" Kivy language rules can be found here
+"   http://kivy.org/docs/guide/lang.html
+
+" Define Kivy syntax
+syn match kivyPreProc   /#:.*/
+syn match kivyComment   /#.*/
+syn match kivyRule      /<\I\i*\(,\s*\I\i*\)*>:/
+syn match kivyAttribute /\<\I\i*\>/ nextgroup=kivyValue
+
+syn region kivyValue start=":" end=/$/  contains=@pyth skipwhite
+
+syn region kivyAttribute matchgroup=kivyIdent start=/[\a_][\a\d_]*:/ end=/$/ contains=@pyth skipwhite
+
+hi def link kivyPreproc   PreProc
+hi def link kivyComment   Comment
+hi def link kivyRule      Function
+hi def link kivyIdent     Statement
+hi def link kivyAttribute Label
+
+let b:current_syntax = "kivy"
+
+" vim: ts=8