"Janikk? We'd like to request your help."
She burst into laughter, and Shane couldn't help but crack a smile. Not exactly the language of diplomacy, Yarvish. Definitely a backwater planet.
Yarvish is the native tongue of the
Sparnell Confederation planet
Yarva. Once a thriving language, well known among all who relied upon the vibrant farming planet for food, Yarvish has been slowly dying out since the
Space Defense Legion's devastating attack against the planet. Newer generations often only learn
Sparnick, with the more affluent also educated in
Galactic Common.
Yarvish relies heavily on a large range of tonal inflections to denote the conjugation of its verbs and exact meaning of its nouns. As a result, Yarvish sounds quite comedic to the uninitiated, especially as native speakers tend to wave their arms to assist with clarity when speaking with outsiders.
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