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Badgertongue
Badgertongue is the language of the Badgerfolk, who name their children in their own tongue.1
It resembles a mixture of Elvish and Empirian. Its grammatical structure comes from Elvish, specifically the dialect of the wood elves, while its phonetics are similar to those of Empirian.1
The K’reani, the guardians of the ancient forests, understand Badgertongue, though they do not speak.2
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Sources
This article draws on:
- SoVShadow Over Vansreik(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 45, 233
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