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'''Fjerdan''' is a language created by [[David J. Peterson]] and [[Christian Thalmann]] for the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Shadow and Bone]]''. It is spoken in [[Fjerda]], a northern nation inspired by {{wl|Scandinavia}}. For more information about the language, use the links provided below:
'''Fjerdan''' is a language created by [[David J. Peterson]] and [[Christian Thalmann]] for the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Shadow and Bone]]''. It is spoken in [[Fjerda]], a northern nation inspired by {{wl|Scandinavia}}. The original corpus of words by Bardugo draws heavily from {{wl|Swedish}} and {{wl|German}}, at least in terms of how they were spelled in the Latin alphabet, but also contained ''{{wl|a priori}}'' elements. Bardugo's own pronunciations, however, often diverged from the expected source language pronunciation, and her pronunciation rather than that of the source language was used by Thalmann and Peterson as a basis when fleshing out the language ''a priori''. For more information about the language, use the links provided below:


* [[Appendix:Fjerdan pronunciation|Phonology]]
* [[Appendix:Fjerdan pronunciation|Phonology]]

Revision as of 11:11, 9 December 2023

Fjerdan is a language created by David J. Peterson and Christian Thalmann for the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. It is spoken in Fjerda, a northern nation inspired by Scandinavia. The original corpus of words by Bardugo draws heavily from Swedish and German, at least in terms of how they were spelled in the Latin alphabet, but also contained a priori elements. Bardugo's own pronunciations, however, often diverged from the expected source language pronunciation, and her pronunciation rather than that of the source language was used by Thalmann and Peterson as a basis when fleshing out the language a priori. For more information about the language, use the links provided below:

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