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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. | {{sources}} | ||
'''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.<ref>{{App|Other}}</ref> | |||
[[Category: | ==See also== | ||
*[[: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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[[Category:Orkish| ]] | |||
[[de:Orkisch]] | |||
[[fr:encyclo/langues/orquien]] | [[fr:encyclo/langues/orquien]] | ||
[[fi:Örkkikieli]] |
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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.[1]
See also
External links
- Orkish and the Black Speech by Helge Fauskanger
- Yrksk Orðabók (Neo-Orkish wordlist from The Hobbit film series) by David Salo
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of Other Races"