For the species of the same name, see here
K'a Maanbu [k’ɑ́ ᵑʘɑ̃ː.ⱱu], also known simply as Manbu, is a major language spoken on Venus, primarily by the Manbu race. it has two tones: high [á] and low [a]. it has branchial consonants similar to Ankuese.
K'a Maanbu is an analytic language, with a VSO word order in the present tense, but OSV in the future and SVO in the past.
Example sentence 1: K|oo anta n!e di.
bring today large heat
It's hot today. (lit. Today brings a large heat.)
[ᵏǀóː ɑn.tɑ́ ᵑǃé ɗi]
Example sentence 2: N!e di kpungu k|oo.
large heat tomorrow bring
It will be hot tomorrow. (lit. Tomorrow will bring a large heat.)
[ᵑǃé ɗi k͡púŋgu ᵏǀóː]
Example sentence 3: Langba k|oo n!e di.
yesterday bring large heat
It was hot yesterday. (lit. Yesterday brought a large heat.)
[lɑŋ͡mɡ͡bɑ ᵏǀóː ᵑǃé ɗi]