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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> | 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> | ||
Verdurian is the most-developed and best-known of the languages of Almea. | Verdurian is the most-developed and best-known of the languages of Almea. | ||
==Phonology and grammar== | ==Phonology and grammar== | ||
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==Real-life history== | ==Real-life 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 | 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> | ||
The language borrows words and grammar from various [[Indo-European languages|languages of Europe]], but has been described as not resembling any one language.<ref name="relaz1"/> 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.<ref name="relaz1"/> 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'']]. | ||
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==Verdurian in popular culture== | ==Verdurian in popular culture== | ||
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, | 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> | ||
==Samples of the language== | ==Samples of the language== | ||