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Syllabic /m ŋ/?
Syllabic /m ŋ/?


Vowels are pronounced as in Czech: y ý e é a á o ó u ú (i í is used to represent palatalizing i in Ilithian loanwords)
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:
Gibberish:

Revision as of 01:41, 9 June 2024

Zvetanda /zʋɛtaⁿda/ is a language inspired by Swahili, Shona, and Czech. In-universe it is considered musical due to its vowel system.

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 dʒ ⁿdʒ ts dz ⁿdz 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 okimbóté, čvišembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé! Élymba ŋéšymbóla Dhlbaštíná, áňé Vihrtíňi vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla!

Ňýmbela výňďy bhavéřidhangú kynyvéňýnžý
Nzvémbeky Ďhástabhrší kondo čúmbačy jvéšvádháň,
mbedu vjáhoušéňabhaří maru ŋgáťýbyl,
Ómbe ařížitijákšal oté! Kapyndé pvánzál.

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'