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'''Deviasew''' [dɛviˈasɛw], later '''Deviäs'w''' [dɛviˈasu], is an [[a postiori]] [[artlang]] developed by Jonathan North Washington in 1997 and abandoned in 2000.  It has been used for a translation of the [[Babel Text]].

== Uniqueness ==
Deviasew was designed with a fictional world (Câlnima [kælˈnima] = "Land") in mind, but this was never fleshed out before the language was abandoned.  Deviasew has a Latinate grammar, with a vocabulary inspired by Hebrew, English, French and Spanish.  The name Deviasew itself is the plural of Devia (cf. Hebrew devar, "word").

== Babel Text ==
# I ðempanum velða àsbicínestum enum devinaçt, i enum spréðaçt. 
# I passínest, cúmc wíäþnest éb éstum, quóst tróvínewst enum piþanaçt æs câlnimaþ éb Shînaraónésum; i àla-dvelðínewst. 
# I dirvínewst æs sólótra'ý, «Kìvenfewmews, henchewsewm vríçaçtew i ewstækìþamewsewm finius.» I vríçaçtew àsbicínewst poun petraþew, i múðaçt àsbicínewst poun mótaþ. 
# I dirvínewst «Kìvenfewsewm, henchewsewm enum çíténaçt i enum tvoraçt, héda dównum gréþílnest úpðeraçt ðempanum; i henchewsewm ómaçt enum poun ewsewmómen i kastinus kìventomonewsewm ablaðaçt ȝaltæs mónendaþ tódum.»
# I ðempanum Lóða venomonínest poun visten ðempanum çíténaçt i ðempanum tvoraçt, quóst istínest henchum poun isten par ðempanumew kiðaþew éb manúüm.
# I ðempanum Lóða dirvínest «Miris, manúäsew i manáäsew ðempanum éb mónendum istewst cúmc enaþ, i àsbicewst devinaçt tódus enum; i çementernewst éb henchen çitaçt: i æs timaþ cistum, kìïngksa kamnest éb kìçementernen ewstaçt éb henchen ingksasomumaçt quóst dèsewst henchen. «
# Kìvenfewsewm, kìvenfewsewm-dón i àla-kewewm devinaçt ewmum, quóst comprendíln kastinus devinaçt éb sólótrum.»
# Sìnt, Lóða ðempanum ewsta'ý kínest ablaðus éb àlum ȝaltæs façaþ velðum i kìçementernínewst henchen çíténaçt.
# Estómínest "Ka" pounquóst Lóða ðempanum kínest devinaçt ðempanum àlus éb velðum ðempanum. I éb àlum Lóða ewstaçt kínest ablaðus ȝaltæs façaþ velðum tódum. 

=== Transcription ===
4. [i ˈdɪɾvinɛst kɪˈvɛnfɛwˌsɛwm ˈhenʧɛwsɛwm ˈɛnəm ˈɕitenaɕt i ˈɛnəm ˈtvɔɾaɕt ˈheda ˈdownəm gɾeˈθilnɛst upðɛɾaɕt ðɛmˈpanəm i hɛnˈʧɛwsɛwm omaɕt ɛnəm ˈpɔ.un ɛwˈsɛwmomɛn i kasˈtinəs kɪvɛntoˈmonɛwsɛwm abˈlaðaɕt ˈʁaltaes moˈnɛndaθ ˈtodəm.]

=== Notes ===
* Ka means Babel.  From verb "ken" = "to confound, destroy" and sometimes "confuse" (t.v.).

==External links==
* [http://wiki.firespeaker.org/Conlangs Deviasew listed on the firespeakerWiki]

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