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	~~{{Short description\|Constructed language of fictional world}}~~
	~~{{3rdparty\|date=September 2014}}~~
	{{Infobox language		{{Infobox language
	\| name = Verdurian		\| name = Verdurian

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			{{Short description\|Constructed language of fictional world}}
			{{3rdparty\|date=September 2014}}
			{{Infobox language
			\| name = Verdurian
			\| creator = Mark Rosenfelder
			\| created = 1995
			\| iso3 = none
			\| glotto = none
			\| ietf = [https://www.kreativekorp.com/clcr/ art-x-verduria]
			\| familycolor = conlang
			\| nativename = soa Sfahe
			}}
	'''Verdurian''' (''soa Sfahe'', "the Speech") is a [[constructed language]] created by Mark Rosenfelder, first published in 1995 and hosted on Zompist.com. It is spoken in the fictional nation of '''Verduria''' on the planet '''Almea'''. As the most-developed and best-known of Almea's languages, Verdurian is a member of the Cadhinorian branch of the Eastern language family, bearing typological similarities to Indo-European languages on Earth. Derived from the ancient language Cadhinor, it serves as the official language of Verduria, the most economically advanced state on Almea, and several neighboring countries.		'''Verdurian''' (''soa Sfahe'', "the Speech") is a [[constructed language]] created by Mark Rosenfelder, first published in 1995 and hosted on Zompist.com. It is spoken in the fictional nation of '''Verduria''' on the planet '''Almea'''. As the most-developed and best-known of Almea's languages, Verdurian is a member of the Cadhinorian branch of the Eastern language family, bearing typological similarities to Indo-European languages on Earth. Derived from the ancient language Cadhinor, it serves as the official language of Verduria, the most economically advanced state on Almea, and several neighboring countries.

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	==Phonology and grammar==		==Phonology and grammar==
	Verdurian's phonology<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/phonology.htm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> has eight vowels and twenty-one consonants. Among the most exotic of its sounds is the [[voiced uvular fricative]] (ʁ), which is transcribed as an R with a [[háček]] over it ([[Ř\|Ř, ř]]).<ref>Ethnoslavica: Johannes Reinhart, Tilmann Reuther, Gerhard Neweklowsky, (C) 2006, p. 213.</ref> ~~Verdurian also~~ has ~~its own alphabet~~.		Verdurian's phonology<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/phonology.htm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> has eight vowels and twenty-one consonants. It includes historical sound changes that add depth to its structure, such as the laxing of /i/, /u/, and /o/ before a word-final consonant, leading to phonemic distinctions. Among the most exotic of its sounds is the [[voiced uvular fricative]] (ʁ), which is transcribed as an R with a [[háček]] over it ([[Ř\|Ř, ř]]).<ref>Ethnoslavica: Johannes Reinhart, Tilmann Reuther, Gerhard Neweklowsky, (C) 2006, p. 213.</ref> The language's phonology and romanization system are detailed, incorporating standard and quirky choices that reflect deeper historical patterns. For instance, the character î represents [ɪ], a high front lax vowel that has become significant in inflectional paradigms.

	Verdurian grammar is structured as an SVO, lightly-inflected, head-initial language, and accusative morphosyntactic alignment. It features two genders (masculine and feminine), four cases (nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive), two [[grammatical number\|numbers]] (singular and plural) and four tenses (present, past, past anterior and future), in addition to conditional and imperative voices.		Verdurian grammar is structured as an SVO, lightly-inflected, head-initial language, and accusative morphosyntactic alignment. It features two genders (masculine and feminine), four cases (nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive), two [[grammatical number\|numbers]] (singular and plural) and four tenses (present, past, past anterior and future), in addition to conditional and imperative voices. Additionally, Verdurian has a second imperative form, known as the classical imperative, which is considered rude and used only in specific contexts.

			Noun declensions in Verdurian are complex, with different patterns for masculine and feminine nouns. The language also has a fully conjugated imperative form that agrees with its subject in number and person, which is unusual and akin to hortative expressions in English.

	== Alphabet and Fonts ==		== Alphabet and Fonts ==

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	Verdurian's phonology<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/phonology.htm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> has eight vowels and twenty-one consonants. Among the most exotic of its sounds is the [[voiced uvular fricative]] (ʁ), which is transcribed as an R with a [[háček]] over it ([[Ř\|Ř, ř]]).<ref>Ethnoslavica: Johannes Reinhart, Tilmann Reuther, Gerhard Neweklowsky, (C) 2006, p. 213.</ref> Verdurian also has its own alphabet.		Verdurian's phonology<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/phonology.htm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> has eight vowels and twenty-one consonants. Among the most exotic of its sounds is the [[voiced uvular fricative]] (ʁ), which is transcribed as an R with a [[háček]] over it ([[Ř\|Ř, ř]]).<ref>Ethnoslavica: Johannes Reinhart, Tilmann Reuther, Gerhard Neweklowsky, (C) 2006, p. 213.</ref> Verdurian also has its own alphabet.

	Verdurian ~~has~~ SVO ~~word order~~, ~~fusional morphology~~, and accusative morphosyntactic alignment.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://wiki.frath.net/Verdurian \|title=Verdurian - FrathWiki \|publisher=Wiki.frath.net \|date=2011-03-27 \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>~~		Verdurian grammar is structured as an SVO, lightly-inflected, head-initial language, and accusative morphosyntactic alignment. It features two genders (masculine and feminine), four cases (nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive), two [[grammatical number\|numbers]] (singular and plural) and four tenses (present, past, past anterior and future), in addition to conditional and imperative voices.

	~~This language has~~ two ~~[[Grammatical gender\|~~genders]] (masculine and feminine), two [[grammatical number\|numbers]] (singular and plural) and four [[Grammatical case\|case]]s ([[nominative]], [[genitive]], [[accusative]] and [[dative]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/morphology.htm#nounm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> There are 4 [[Grammatical tense\|tenses]] (present, past, past anterior and future).~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/morphology.htm#verbm \|title=Grammar of Verdurian \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>~~

	== Alphabet and Fonts ==		== Alphabet and Fonts ==

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	==External history==		==External history==
	~~When~~ Rosenfelder ~~was a freshman~~ in college, ~~his dorm was~~ next to ~~that of~~ a ~~[[w:~~Dungeons & Dragons~~\|Dungeons & Dragons]] aficionado, one~~ Chris Vargas. ~~Vargas introduced~~ Rosenfelder to the game~~, and Rosenfelder created~~ the wilderness and ~~also the~~ languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>		Rosenfelder has been involved in constructed languages (conlangs) from an early age. His interest became more serious during his college years at Northwestern University, where he lived next to a Dungeons & Dragons dungeon master named Chris Vargas. During this time, Rosenfelder contributed to the game by creating a detailed map of the surrounding wilderness and supplying unique in-world terms and languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>

	The language borrows words and grammar from various [[Indo-European languages\|languages of Europe]], but has been described as not resembling any one language. Many of the words were inspired directly by [[French language\|French]] or [[Russian language\|Russian]]. Others, such as "elir" for life, were [[A priori (languages)\|a priori]] coinages by Rosenfelder. There are also words based on political humor, e.g. 'fanaticism' is [[w:Sun Myung Moon\|''sunmünmún'']] and 'terror' is [[w:Yassir Arafat\|''arhafát'']].		The language borrows words and grammar from various [[Indo-European languages\|languages of Europe]], but has been described as not resembling any one language. Many of the words were inspired directly by [[French language\|French]] or [[Russian language\|Russian]]. Others, such as "elir" for life, were [[A priori (languages)\|a priori]] coinages by Rosenfelder. There are also words based on political humor, e.g. 'fanaticism' is [[w:Sun Myung Moon\|''sunmünmún'']] and 'terror' is [[w:Yassir Arafat\|''arhafát'']]. Some early vocabulary is shown below:

			* ''druk'' "friend" (cf. Russian ''друг'' [dɾuk])
			* ''dormir'' "sleep" (cf. Spanish ''dormir'')
			* ''filio'' "son" (cf. Latin ''fīlius'')
			* ''amor'' "love" (cf. Spanish ''amor'')
			* ''dobre'' "good" (cf. Russian ''добро'' [dɔbɾə])
			* ''brak'' "arm" (cf. Latin ''brachium'' [brakium])

			Some words in Verdurian, such as ''filio'', were eventually replaced, but many remain, as shown in the Verdurian dictionary. Mark Rosenfelder also worked backwards to create plausible etymologies for similarities between Verdurian and natural languages. For example, the word ''dobre'' is retained in the language. Its etymology suggests it derived from the older ''domeres'', which meant "fine" or "handsome" in the past. This progression is linguistically plausible, involving the loss of an unstressed vowel (domeres > domres), a nasal to stop change before r (domres > dobres), and the final loss of s, possibly transitioning through h (dobres > dobre).

			Rosenfelder continued to develop the Verdurian language and other languages of his constructed world throughout his college years. By the end of his time at university, he had accumulated extensive documentation and artifacts related to Verdurian and the D&D world. After the group disbanded, Rosenfelder continued to expand on his creations for the next 36 years.

	==Fictional history==		==Fictional history==

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	In Rosenfelder's Almean universe, Verdurian is spoken by about 55 million people in the kingdom of Verduria, as well as nations nearby in Almea's Cadhinorian plain.		In Rosenfelder's Almean universe, Verdurian is spoken by about 55 million people in the kingdom of Verduria, as well as nations nearby in Almea's Cadhinorian plain.

	Verdurian is a member of the '''Eastern language phylum'''. This derives from a [[proto-language]] called '''proto-Eastern''', spoken by invaders of the Cadhinorian and Xurnese plains, about 4,000 years before the present time in Rosenfelder's universe. Some of the Eastern invaders were Cuzeian, while others were Cadhinorian. Cadhinorians picked up [[civilization]] from Cuzeians (who left behind such works as the ''Count of Years'', showing the clear influence of [[J. R. R. Tolkien\|Tolkien]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/ciroma.htm \|title=The Count of Years : 1 \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> The Cadhinorians spoke a classical language called '''Cadhinorian''' (its relationship to Verdurian is analogous to that of [[Latin ~~language\|Latin]]~~ to [[Spanish ~~language\|Spanish]]~~). After the fall of the Cadhinorian Empire, Cadhinorian developed into several daughter languages, among them Old Verdurian, which evolved later into Modern Verdurian.		Verdurian is a member of the '''Eastern language phylum'''. This derives from a [[proto-language]] called '''proto-Eastern''', spoken by invaders of the Cadhinorian and Xurnese plains, about 4,000 years before the present time in Rosenfelder's universe. Some of the Eastern invaders were Cuzeian, while others were Cadhinorian. Cadhinorians picked up civilization from Cuzeians (who left behind such works as the ''Count of Years'', showing the clear influence of [[w:J. R. R. Tolkien\|Tolkien]]).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/ciroma.htm \|title=The Count of Years : 1 \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref> The Cadhinorians spoke a classical language called '''Cadhinorian''' (its relationship to Verdurian is analogous to that of Latin to Spanish). After the fall of the Cadhinorian Empire, Cadhinorian developed into several daughter languages, among them Old Verdurian, which evolved later into Modern Verdurian.

	The fictional country of Verduria has an [[embassy]] in [[Linköping]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://relaz.pl/magazyn,wymyslone-jezyki,824 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628154646/http://relaz.pl/magazyn,wymyslone-jezyki,824 \|archive-date=2012-06-28 \|title=Wymyślone języki, Jakub Kowalski - relaz.pl \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>		The fictional country of Verduria has an embassy in Linköping, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://relaz.pl/magazyn,wymyslone-jezyki,824 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628154646/http://relaz.pl/magazyn,wymyslone-jezyki,824 \|archive-date=2012-06-28 \|title=Wymyślone języki, Jakub Kowalski - relaz.pl \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>

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	==External history==		==External history==
	When Rosenfelder was a freshman in college, his dorm was next to that of a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] aficionado, one Chris Vargas. Vargas introduced Rosenfelder to the game, and Rosenfelder created the wilderness and also the languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>		When Rosenfelder was a freshman in college, his dorm was next to that of a [[w:Dungeons & Dragons\|Dungeons & Dragons]] aficionado, one Chris Vargas. Vargas introduced Rosenfelder to the game, and Rosenfelder created the wilderness and also the languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>

	The language borrows words and grammar from various [[Indo-European languages\|languages of Europe]], but has been described as not resembling any one language. Many of the words were inspired directly by [[French language\|French]] or [[Russian language\|Russian]]. Others, such as "elir" for life, were [[A priori (languages)\|a priori]] coinages by Rosenfelder. There are also words based on political humor, e.g. 'fanaticism' is [[Sun Myung Moon\|''sunmünmún'']] and 'terror' is [[Yassir Arafat\|''arhafát'']].		The language borrows words and grammar from various [[Indo-European languages\|languages of Europe]], but has been described as not resembling any one language. Many of the words were inspired directly by [[French language\|French]] or [[Russian language\|Russian]]. Others, such as "elir" for life, were [[A priori (languages)\|a priori]] coinages by Rosenfelder. There are also words based on political humor, e.g. 'fanaticism' is [[w:Sun Myung Moon\|''sunmünmún'']] and 'terror' is [[w:Yassir Arafat\|''arhafát'']].

	==Fictional history==		==Fictional history==

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	In recognition of its detailed and intricate design, Verdurian received a [[Smiley Award]] from David J. Peterson in 2020.		In recognition of its detailed and intricate design, Verdurian received a [[Smiley Award]] from David J. Peterson in 2020.

	==~~Real-life~~ history==		==External history==
	When Rosenfelder was a freshman in college, his dorm was next to that of a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] aficionado, one Chris Vargas. Vargas introduced Rosenfelder to the game, and Rosenfelder created the wilderness and also the languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>		When Rosenfelder was a freshman in college, his dorm was next to that of a [[Dungeons & Dragons]] aficionado, one Chris Vargas. Vargas introduced Rosenfelder to the game, and Rosenfelder created the wilderness and also the languages for the game. All the players in Vargas and Rosenfelder's Dungeons & Dragons group were given Verdurian names.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist.com/secreth.htm \|title=The Secret History of Verduria \|publisher=Zompist.com \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>

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 The eight “Aux” variant fonts of [https://Kurinto.com/ Kurinto] (Kurinto Text Aux, Book Aux, Sans Aux, etc.) support the Verdurian alphabet.
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+==Verdurian in popular culture==
 Out of all the languages of Almea, Verdurian is not only the best-developed but the most popular. Rosenfelder has translated texts from other languages into Verdurian and also published short stories and a newspaper in the language. He has also started a Verdurian course due to the requests of Verdurian aficionados.
 Verdurian makes an appearance in the novel ''Gaits of Heaven'', one of [[Susan Conant]]'s "Dog Lover's Mysteries". The character Johanna does [[linguistics|linguistic]] research with a [[feminist]] bent on [[grammatical gender]] "in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], Verdurian and various other languages in which verbs as well as nouns are masculine, feminine, or, in some instances, neuter".<ref>Gaits of Heaven, Susan Conant, (2007), p.102, ISBN, 9780786292813, Thorndike Press</ref>

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	'''Verdurian''' (''soa Sfahe'', "the Speech") is a [[constructed language]] created by Mark Rosenfelder, first published in 1995~~<ref name="secreth">{{cite web\|url=http://www.zompist~~.com~~/secreth~~.~~htm \|title=The Secret History~~ of Verduria~~\|publisher=zompist~~.~~com\|access~~-~~date=2020~~-~~12-15\|quote=I accumulated a miscellaneous heap~~ of ~~Almean stuff during college [including a] hefty~~ Verdurian ~~grammar and~~ a ~~vocabulary~~ of ~~several thousand words~~, ~~plus various short documents in Verdurian~~. ~~. . . After college~~, ~~in 1984~~, ~~. . . I typed in~~ the ~~dictionary~~ and ~~rewrote the grammar. . . .}}</ref> and hosted at his website, [[Zompist.com]]~~.		'''Verdurian''' (''soa Sfahe'', "the Speech") is a [[constructed language]] created by Mark Rosenfelder, first published in 1995 and hosted on Zompist.com. It is spoken in the fictional nation of '''Verduria''' on the planet '''Almea'''. As the most-developed and best-known of Almea's languages, Verdurian is a member of the Cadhinorian branch of the Eastern language family, bearing typological similarities to Indo-European languages on Earth. Derived from the ancient language Cadhinor, it serves as the official language of Verduria, the most economically advanced state on Almea, and several neighboring countries.

	Verdurian is a [[~~fictional language~~]]~~, which~~ in Rosenfelder's [[conworld\|constructed world]] is spoken in the nation of '''Verduria''', on the planet '''Almea'''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.almeopedia.com/index.php/Main_Page \|title=Almeopedia \|publisher=Almeopedia.com \|date=2014-03-10 \|access-date=2015-05-30}}</ref>		In recognition of its detailed and intricate design, Verdurian received a [[Smiley Award]] from David J. Peterson in 2020.

	~~Verdurian is the most-developed and best-known of the languages of Almea~~.

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