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Pasom:
The language of Kilombu

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 A remote island nation, Kilombu is largely unknown to the outside world. The lush, overgrown refuge was born as something rare: a land with no previous owners, no inherited trauma, no past to repair. Just fertile soil, fresh water, and the chance to begin again. An intentional merging of cultures and connection to the earth followed, a living experiment in building a society by design, one rooted in shared humanity, balance, and enlightenment.

The story of Kilombu is told as it builds into its 2nd century. Old ideals are questioned. New tensions rise. And the outside world is drawing near. Can Kilombu endure, and remain true to what it was destined to be?

 
Kilombu is represented by these 7 regions listed below. Click on the citizens to learn more.
 

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The Pasom language is a creole language originally derived from the mixing of the Guarani, Wolof, and Thai languages.

It is a phonetic language additionally comprised of loan words from Nepali, Maori, Yoruba, Naxi, Burmese, Portuguese, Swahili, Khmer, Amharic, Sango, and Malay among others. The Pasom language uses 3 writing systems.

There are 2 alphabets:
the Ipa (the foreign script; above left) and the Naro (the local script; above right) 

The Naro alphabet evolved from characters across 36 global writing systems while the Ipa was derived from the international phonetic alphabet.


The pronunciation chart for Pasom is listed below.

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Pasom also uses a mixed pictograph system derived from a variety of global cultures, as shown below. 

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