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'''Zvetanda''' /zʋɛtaⁿda/ is a language inspired by Swahili, Shona, and Czech. In-universe it is considered musical due to its vowel system. (Languages in Zvetanda's family are the most widely spoken languages in the south of Avishviya)
'''Zvetanda''' /dzʋɛtaⁿda/ is a language inspired by Swahili, Shona, and Czech. In-universe it is considered musical due to its vowel system. (Languages in Zvetanda's family are the most widely spoken languages in the south of Avishviya)


k g ŋg ŋ ť ď ňď ň č ž nž c z nz t d nd n p b mb m j r l v s š h /k g ᵑɡ ŋ c ɟ ᶮɟ ɲ t{{š}} d{{ž}} ⁿd{{ž}} ts dz ⁿdz t d ⁿd n p b ᵐb m j r l(non-velarized) ʋ s {{š}} ɦ/
k g ŋg ŋ ť ď ňď ň č ž nž c z nz t d nd n p b mb m j r l v s š h /k g ᵑɡ ŋ c ɟ ᶮɟ ɲ t{{š}} {{ž}} {{ž}} ts z ⁿz t d ⁿd n p b ᵐb m j r l(non-velarized) ʋ s {{š}} ɦ/


Syllabic /m ŋ/?
Syllabic /m ŋ/?
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Gibberish:
Gibberish:
<poem>
<poem>
Příjaždíšélamádhi okymbóté, čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé! Élymba ŋéšymbóla dhlbaštíná, áňé vihrtíni vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla!
Příjaždíšélamádhi okymbóté
 
čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé
Ňý'''mbe'''la výňďy bhavéřidhaŋú kynyvéňýnžý
Élymba ŋéšymbóla dlbhaštíná
Nzvé'''mbe'''ky Ďhástabhrší kondo čúmbačy jvéšvádháň,
áňé vihrtíni vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla
Gá'''mbe'''du vjáhoušéňabhaří maru ŋgáťýbyl,
Ó'''mbe''' ařížitijákšal oté! Kapyndé pvánzál.
</poem>
</poem>


Includes [[Ilithian]] loanwords
Includes [[Ilithian]] loanwords


Ňembo ándo-oté m-čyŋgo-né m-vanža (man dog-and 3pl.intrans-walk-conj 3pl.intrans-run) 'The man and the dog walk and run'
Ňembo hapóté (hapo-oté) m-čyŋgo-né m-vanža (man dog-and 3pl.intrans-walk-conj 3pl.intrans-run) 'The man and the dog walk and run'
 
ŋondo - bird
 
ŋondo ošý - the bird flies
 
ŋondo e-ošy - the bird does not fly
 
ŋondo ava-ošy - the bird cannot fly

Latest revision as of 14:04, 21 August 2024

Zvetanda /dzʋɛtaⁿda/ is a language inspired by Swahili, Shona, and Czech. In-universe it is considered musical due to its vowel system. (Languages in Zvetanda's family are the most widely spoken languages in the south of Avishviya)

k g ŋg ŋ ť ď ňď ň č ž nž c z nz t d nd n p b mb m j r l v s š h /k g ᵑɡ ŋ c ɟ ᶮɟ ɲ tʃ ʒ ⁿʒ ts z ⁿz t d ⁿd n p b ᵐb m j r l(non-velarized) ʋ s ʃ ɦ/

Syllabic /m ŋ/?

Vowels are pronounced as in Czech: y ý e é a á o ó u ú (in the rom, i í is used to represent palatalizing i in Ilithian loanwords which are spelled as if it were modern Czech)

Gibberish:

Příjaždíšélamádhi okymbóté
čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé
Élymba ŋéšymbóla dlbhaštíná
áňé vihrtíni vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla

Includes Ilithian loanwords

Ňembo hapóté (hapo-oté) m-čyŋgo-né m-vanža (man dog-and 3pl.intrans-walk-conj 3pl.intrans-run) 'The man and the dog walk and run'

ŋondo - bird

ŋondo ošý - the bird flies

ŋondo e-ošy - the bird does not fly

ŋondo ava-ošy - the bird cannot fly