Talk:Orcish Language

There is no set Orcish language. Long ago orcs used a language called the Black Language in J.R.R. Tolkein fantasy history in Lord of the Rings. Upon the fall of Sauron, orcs all forgot the Black Language and took what they could of other languages and perverted it to a broken beat up language. Each clan took words as they learned them and broke them up which made clans that were very far apart not capable of understanding each other. This is why there is no set Orcish language. All clans have thier own words and meaning, some derived from Black Speech and some derived from other languages. No orc clan to this day would be able to understand pure Black Speech since it has been long since forgotten. Pure Black Speech would sound something along the lines of, "Ash nazg durbatuluk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatuluk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul." meaning, "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them." (LotR1/II ch. 2) Orcs almost hate to talk and show it in thier way of phrasing things. Elves have a love for thier language and have prefected it so it rolls off the tounge into a lovely blend of sound and meaning. Orcs on the other hand blurt out words in a way that shows they wish they never had to say it at all. The words are broken and tend to even be made up as the orc goes along which makes it have no meaning to the rest. Most of the time that is done out of anger and just a need to get some sound out, no matter if the orc knows what he/she is saying or not.

Bloodrock Language is a bit of Black Speech with alot of human english distorted and clashed into a rough sounding and spelled language. Not all words are known since many new words are picked up everyday and many are forgotten. Not much of the language is required in order to understand what most of the orcs are saying though. With time in the clan, you learn the language as you go so don't be intimidated by the large vocabulary. All beginners easily learn the key words.

Smart orcs tend to know what is called the "common tongue" which is the language most commonly used for trading and negotiating. Orcs also clash the common tongue to sound something along the lines of, "Trugagh no need that! Trugagh go now."

General Orcish Sufixes: 'a : suffix meaning belonging to (Ggrultuk Urglat Gul'a. : Urglat Gul's axe.) -uk : suffix meaning to feel or have that quality ( Grunk h'gralp-uk : Grunk is hungry)

Extended Orcish Dictionary:

Catagory

Orcish Word

Umie Translation

Greetings

Greebas - Greetings.

Gug'ye - Goodbye.

Dabu - Thank you.

"Grubek chak" - Rude dismissal reserved for non-orcs. And orcs' favorite type of pie.

Food

Grub-Food

brot-Bread

Cha - Milk

fless - Meat.

h'gralp - Hungry.

H'graluk'r - Cook/chef.

Krenbluk'a cha - Literal meaning 'The milk of Krenbluk.' A fine orcish ale.

Body

arhm - Arm.

blud - Blood.

du'ub - Foot/Feet

hed - Head.

hedk'nah - Skull.

hu'uk - Neck.

k'nabb'h - Bones.

Expresionons

"Ack!" - Expresion of surprise/alarm

"Nooograh!" - Orcish battle cry.

"Ogtuuk Klerg!" - Prepare for battle.

"Ru'eeg'a!" - Be quiet.

"Ru'eeg'a jat!" - Shut up!

Goodness

bahd - Bad.

gug - Good.

Gods

Belok - Orcish god of the underworld. Orcish Devil.

Krenbluk - The Orc goddess of blood. Gave birth to Bloodrock Clan.

Krull'nuk - The Orc god of magic. Source of all mojo.

Bloodrock

Bludchok-hai - Bloodrock Clan

Bludchok'a-hai - Belonging to the Bloodrock Clan

Bludchok'r-hai - Bloodrock Clan Member

R'hirmougg-hai: Firemace clan

R'hirmougg'a-hai - Belonging to the Firemace clan

R'hirmougg'r-hai - Firemace clan member

hai - Folk, a people, clan.

Possesions

bludgelt - Loot. (money looted as payment for Orc blood spilt.)

ee - Me.

eem - My / Mine.

gib - Give.

Titles

Goth - Lord/master.

Fighting

choom - To destroy completely/slaughter. (Orc hero)

chu'lursk - Crossbow.

chu'lursk'a - Crossbow bolt(s).

Chu'lursk'r - Crossbow wielder/fighter.

clomp - All purpose word for intentional destruction.

geep - To cut.

geeptiis - Sword.

Geeptiis'r - Sword wielder/fighter.

ggrultuk - Axe. (Note there are dozens of words for Axe.)

Ggrultuk'r - Axe wielder/fighter.

gub - Staff/pole/stick.

gubgeep - Halberd/bardiche.

Gubgeep'r - Halberd/bardiche wielder/fighter.

klerg - War.

klergblud / clompblud - Battle lust.

lursk - Bow.

lursk'a - Arrow(s).

Lursk'r - Bow wielder / Archer.

mougg - Club or blunt weapon

Mougg'r - Blunt weapon wielder / Mace fighter.

ogtuuk - Wield.

thuut'a - Dagger.

thu'gub - Spear.

Thu'gub'r - Spear wielder.

thu'mog - Mace.

Thu'mog'r - mace wielder.

tiis - Slash.

People

oot-Ul'beh - Half elf.

oot-Uruk - Half orc.

orc - Common name for an orc.

pulga - Captured / slave / prisoner.

Ul'bah - Elf.

uman / umies / humies - Human.

Uruk - Orc (formal race name).

Uruk'hai - Orcish race.

Magic

mojo - Magic.

Mojoka - Magic user.

mojo plak - Reagents.

Class / Ranks

Klerggoth - War lord, orc leader.

Sh'kah'r - Shaman / Orc holy person.

Monsters

Lagh - Ice demon

lagh'a - To be frozen by a Lagh, unable to move or speak.

ta'hed - Ettin.

urlog - Troll.

Misc. Things

chok - Rock or Stone

da - There.

erd - Ground.

guk - object or thing

gukka - Object creater

h'grul - Deep.

jat - Now.

-ka - To create

kraltch - Diseased mongbat. Orcish insult.

lir'm - Fur.

lir'tyk - Hides.

nub - No.

Nubb'h'k - Outcast.

og - Open.

oota - Half.

r'hee - Tree, wood.

r'hir - Fire.

r'hir'a - to burn.

r'hir'a erd'a - To burn to the ground / destroy by fire.

ru'eeg - Silence.

sha'kah - Sacred.

shu'uk - To gather.

shu'uk'a-b'hai - Town / City

sieh - To read / look / see.

tat - That.

thuut - To bite.

trok - To drink.

trok'uk - To be thirsty.

trok'uk'a - To quench a thirst.

tur'lik - Fast / swift / quick.

uebel - Evil.

uk - To have / To want.

uu - You.

uu'a - You are.

uu'r - You have / Your.

vot - White.

yub - Yes.

z'haa'l - Soul.

zu'ur - Black.

zu'ut - Dark.

zu'utah - Darkness.

Question Words

wat - What.

whur - Where.

whan - When.

who - Who.

w'ruum - Why.

Numbers

ise

1

ta

2

tra

3

kwat

4

fof

5

sah

6

sef

7

gah

8

nah

9

zat

10

zat-ise

11

zat-ta

12

zat-tra

13

zat-kwat

14

zat-fof

15

zat-sah

16

zat-sef

17

zat-gah

18

zat-nah

19

tazat

20 (tazat-ise : 21, tazat-ta : 22, etc)

trazat

30 (trazat-ise : 31, trazat-ta : 32, etc)

kwatzat

40

fofzat

50

sahzat

60

sefzat

70

gahzat

80

nahzat

90

zatzat

100 (or any number larger than 100)

This information courtesy of Bloodrock Orc Clan