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'''Zagvneti''' (''Zagṿneti'' /zagvneti/) is a country in Talma, where [[Tsrovesh]] is spoken. Its capital is Asaragi.
'''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 Tsrovesh as a native language. Common second languages include (some minority languages?) and Häskä.
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===


Tsrovesh music distinguishes three types of tetrachord (''ivtadz''): diatonic (''metsvikheba''), chromatic (''mesaroleba''), and enharmonic (''mechkhlveba'').
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 Tsrovesh instrumental music: some instruments that are weird by Western and/or Chinese standards?
For Tserovesh instrumental music: some instruments that are weird by Western and/or Chinese standards?