PFDssä

PFDssä is a language of the fictional world of Valara, spoken by the PFD people in the southern archipelago. It functions as a means of daily communication, literature, and ceremonial speech. In its world, PFDssä has a defined standard form used in education and media, while regional varieties persist among island communities.

Phonology and writing: PFDssä is described as largely agglutinative with suffix-based morphology and a subject–object–verb order. Nouns mark number and case with suffixes; verbs encode tense, aspect, and mood through affixes. The language employs postpositions rather than prepositions. Its phoneme inventory includes five vowels and consonants such as p, t, k, m, n, s, l, r, h, plus a glottal stop. The traditional script is a syllabary-like abugida; today, Latin transliteration is common for wider communication.

Dialects and history: Two main dialects, Northern PFDssä and Southern PFDsä, differ in vowel quality and lexicon but remain largely mutually intelligible. The standard form was codified in the 18th century by regional scholars. Urbanization and external contact reduced daily use in some areas, prompting revival initiatives in schools and media.

Current status: Estimates place speakers in the tens of thousands. PFDsä is taught in regional schools and appears in contemporary literature and music within the world. It is regarded as a core element of PFD identity and cultural heritage in the fictional setting.