Theban Slavonic

Theban Slavonic (Thevaski), also called Slavonic and occasionally just referred to as Theban, is a South Slavic originating from the of Thebes and almost exclusively spoken within the Boeotia System. It evolved from the Eastern South Slavic languages of early Theban colonists, many of whom were Bulgarian and Macedonian in origin, but showed strong influence from other Slavic languages, including Russian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, and the Serbo-Croatian languages. It has also been influenced by other languages spoken on Thebes, particularly English, Persian, German, and Kazakh.
With (as of the 2556 census) 96.3 million native speakers and an additional 8.8 million L2 speakers, Theban Slavonic is the most widely spoken language on Thebes and in the Boeotia System, and serves as the lingua franca for the Theban Defence Forces, as well as for several provincial governments on Thebes and other colonies in the Boeotia System. 
While generally agreed to have first developed as a distinct dialect or language by the late 25th century, Theban Slavonic was not widely recognised as a distinct language until 2555, when it received recognition by the after its addition to the Academy of Language's Index Agnitarum Linguarum. Theban Slavonic had, however, received earlier recognition by the Theban Commonwealth in 2496 and the United Front in 2506.
==History==
==Distribution==
==Alphabet==
Despite the use of the Cyrillic writing system by its Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, and Russian direct ancestors, modern Slavonic makes use of the Latin writing system, largely as an accommodation to the English and German speaking populations of Thebes. Attempts to standardise the use of other alphabets have occurred in the past, largely in connection with reform movements in the early 26th century but have failed almost entirely. Nonetheless, some old documents written in early Slavonic occasionally include the Cyrillic alphabet, and some old pieces of memorabilia featuring writing in an alphabet based on the Glagolitic alphabet, produced in connection to aforementioned reform movements, are a somewhat popular collectors' item. 
==Phonology==
===Vowels===
The Slavonic vowel system is relatively simple, maintaining features from its Serbo-Croatian and Russian predecessor, while also adopting the "/ø/", "/y/", and "/ɪ/" sounds from German and English. 
Letter	IPA	Description 	Approximation
a 	/a/	Open central unrounded vowel 	father
e 	/e/	Mid front unrounded vowel 	den
i 	/i/	Close front unrounded vowel 	seek
o 	/o/	Mid back rounded vowel 	lord
oe 	/ø/	Close-mid front rounded vowel 	schön
u 	/u/	Close back rounded vowel 	pool
ue 	/y/	Close front rounded vowel 	über
y 	/ɪ/	Near-close near-front unrounded vowel	sit
===Consonants===
Letter 	IPA 	Description 	Approximation 	 	
trill 	trill 	trill 	trill 	trill 	trill
r 	/r/ 	alveolar trill 	rolled (vibrating) r as in carrambaMany dialects and accents (most notably that spoken in and around Seventh Gate) do not make use of the trilled /r/, but rather a non-trilled /ɹ/, closer to the English pronunciation (such as in rock).	 	
approximants	approximants	approximants 	approximants 	approximants	approximants
v 	/ʋ/ 	labiodental approximant 	vortex 	 	
j 	/j/ 	palatal approximant 	year 	 	
laterals 	laterals 	laterals 	laterals 	laterals 	laterals
l 	/l/ 	alveolar lateral approximant 	light 	 	
nasals 	nasals 	nasals 	nasals 	nasals 	nasals
m 	/m/ 	bilabial nasal 	man 	 	
n 	/n/ 	alveolar nasal 	not 	 	
nj 	/ɲ/ 	palatal nasal 	canyon 	 	
fricatives 	fricatives 	fricatives 	fricatives 	fricatives 	fricatives
f 	/f/ 	voiceless labiodental fricative 	five 	 	
z 	/z/ 	voiced dental sibilant 	zero 	 	
s 	/s/ 	voiceless dental sibilant 	some 	 	
ž 	/ʒ/ 	voiced postalveolar fricative 	television 	 	
š 	/ʃ/ 	voiceless postalveolar fricative	sharp 	 	
h 	/x/ 	voiceless velar fricative 	Standard German Buch 	 	
affricates 	affricates 	affricates 	affricates 	affricates 	affricates
dz 	/d͡ʒ/ 	voiced postalveolar affricate 	pizza 	 	
sc 	/t͡ʃ/ 	voiceless postalveolar affricate	check 	 	
th 	/θ/ 	Voiceless dental fricative 	thinkSome accents and dialects pronounce this closer to the softer /ð/ sound, such as in the English father, while others (chiefly those in rural areas) completely exclude both sounds. 	 	
plosives 	plosives 	plosives 	plosives 	plosives 	plosives
b 	/b/ 	voiced bilabial plosive 	book 	 	
p 	/p/ 	voiceless bilabial plosive 	top 	 	
d 	/d/ 	voiced dental plosive 	dog 	 	
t 	/t/ 	voiceless dental plosive 	stop 	 	
g 	/ɡ/ 	voiced velar plosive 	good 	 	
k 	/k/ 	voiceless velar plosive 	duck 	 	
==Grammar==
==Notes==