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'''Zagvneti''' (''Zagṿneti'' /zagvneti/) is a country in Talma, where [[ | '''Zagvneti''' (''Zagṿneti'' /zagvneti/) is a country in Talma, where [[Tserovesh]] is spoken. Its capital is Asaragi. | ||
The president of Zagvneti is Vran Rumidzashvli. | The president of Zagvneti is Vran Rumidzashvli. | ||
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Temperate marine climate? | Temperate marine climate? | ||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
About 70% of Zagvnetians speak | About 70% of Zagvnetians speak Tserovesh as a native language. Common second languages include (some minority languages?) and Häskä. | ||
==History and culture== | ==History and culture== | ||
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===Tunings=== | ===Tunings=== | ||
Tserovesh music distinguishes three types of tetrachord (''ivtadz''): diatonic (''metsvikheba''), chromatic (''mesaroleba''), and enharmonic (''mechkhlveba''). | |||
===Styles=== | ===Styles=== | ||
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There is very little overlap between vocal and instrumental styles. Songs are typically based on the contours of speech but quantized to a particular scale. | There is very little overlap between vocal and instrumental styles. Songs are typically based on the contours of speech but quantized to a particular scale. | ||
For | For Tserovesh instrumental music: some instruments that are weird by Western and/or Chinese standards? | ||