Zvetanda

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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)

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, čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé! Élymba ŋéšymbóla Dhlbaštíná, áňé Vihrtíni vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla!

Ňýmbela výňďy bhavéřidhaŋú 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'