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'''Orkish''' was a general term for the jumble of languages used by the [[Orcs]], composed from corrupted borrowings from other languages of [[Middle-earth]]. The variations in Orkish between different tribes and types of Orc were so great that it was often useless for communication, and so a standard language was necessary. [[Sauron]] devised his [[Black Speech]] for this purpose in [[Mordor]], but in practice the [[Westron|Common Tongue]] was more normally used.
'''Orkish''' was a general term for the jumble of languages used by the [[Orcs]], composed from corrupted borrowings from other languages of [[Middle-earth]]. The variations in Orkish between different tribes and types of Orc were so great that it was often useless for communication, and so a standard language was necessary. [[Sauron]] devised his [[Black Speech]] for this purpose in [[Mordor]], but in practice the [[Westron|Common Tongue]] was more normally used.


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*[[:Category:Orkish words|Category: Orkish words]]
*[[:Category:Orkish words|Category: Orkish words]]
==External links==
*[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/orkish.htm Orkish and the Black Speech] by [[Helge Fauskanger]]
*[http://midgardsmal.com/yrksk-ordabok/ Yrksk Orðabók] (Neo-Orkish wordlist from [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]]) by [[David Salo]]


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Orkish was a general term for the jumble of languages used by the Orcs, composed from corrupted borrowings from other languages of Middle-earth. The variations in Orkish between different tribes and types of Orc were so great that it was often useless for communication, and so a standard language was necessary. Sauron devised his Black Speech for this purpose in Mordor, but in practice the Common Tongue was more normally used.

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