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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.

'''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}} ⁿ{{ž}} ts z ⁿz t d ⁿd n p b ᵐb m j r l(non-velarized) ʋ s {{š}} ɦ/

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:

<poem>

Příjaždíšélamádhi ~~okimbóté, čvišembe~~ leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé! Élymba ŋéšymbóla ~~Dhlbaštíná,~~ áňé ~~Vihrtíňi~~ vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla!

Příjaždíšélamádhi okymbóté

čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé

~~Ňý'''mbe'''la výňďy bhavéřidhangú 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>

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

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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.
+'''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}} ⁿ{{ž}} ts z ⁿz t d ⁿd n p b ᵐb m j r l(non-velarized) ʋ s {{š}} ɦ/
 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:
 <poem>
-Příjaždíšélamádhi okimbóté, čvišembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé! Élymba ŋéšymbóla Dhlbaštíná, áňé Vihrtíňi vuoŋgúny ŋkvýla!
+Příjaždíšélamádhi okymbóté
+čvyšembe leŋóňťy véjalvá nzúňé
-Ňý'''mbe'''la výňďy bhavéřidhangú 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>
 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