TONGUE OF THE ORCS | BLAH

[Jihnyny 2572]

THE TONGUE OF ORCS

Krimpgoth Grimruk’Lur

 

 

Within the desert of the orcs you hear them converse, speak to one another. Though the tongue sounds foul, it feels familiar.

 

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ON THE BLAH

 

The Blah, also known simply as ‘Blah’. Is a tongue coming from the lands of Aegis. Due to the cultural isolation of the orcs, they developed their own language outside of common, taking slight inspiration from the shamanic language ‘Old Blah’. This language is quite foul, taking advantage of the Orcish grunts and deeper vocals.

The Blah can be spoken with a thick accent, however, with the Orcs leaving their isolation over the years, the accent has begun to die down. Most Orcs of today's Aevos speak in a more straightforward and, arguably, more understandable accent.
 

CULTURAL INFLUENCE

 

Though Blah is not mandatory in this day and age, it is still expected and seen as respect to speak to another bruddah in the tongue. Greeting a Rex or a Wargoth with the word ‘Throm’ka’ gives a good impression of the respect you give to those who are stronger than you.

 

UNDERSTANDING BLAH

 

Blah may prove some difficulty to speak and to understand at first, as with any language. However, Blah is a sub-tongue of Common, meaning that it shares a great similarity with the language of other descendants. For example, if one were to say, “Hello, how do you do?” An Orc would say, “Ug, how does lats do?"

However, due to the mighty tusks and jaws of the Orcish kind, their accent may seem harsh. Their soft 's' may turn into a stronger 'z', and their ‘the’ might turn into a ‘da’. For the average orc, it takes quite some practice to speak in a calmer accent for other descendants.

 

GENERAL BLAH PHRASES 

 

THE BASICS   “Ug” Hello, Hail, Greetings.  “Throm’Ka” Formal Greeting. “Gug’ye” Goodbye    “Rulg” Thank You “Dabu” Thank You, Formal.   “Yub” Yes “Nub” No “Ukee” Okay “Hozh” Good “Bub’Hozh” Great, Large “Nub’Hozh” Not Good.   “Lat” You “Latz” You, You’re “Mi” Me, I  “Mi’z” I am   “Gruk” Think, Know, Understand. “Grukkage” Knowledge “Peep” See “Agh” And “Azhzt” First   “Wagh” War “Klomp” Fight   “Grog” Drink

DESCRIPTIONS AND NUMBERS   “Mojo” Magic “Buurz” Black, Dark “Zkah, Zaahkah” Curse Words “Uzg” Land, World “Goi” City “Grish” Blood   “Luzk” Axe “Zult” Sword “Ztik” Staff “O’lig” Bow “Shaatii” Spear “Duf” Knife “Shakop” Mace “Af-Pilik” Tomahawk “Kruklak” Crossbow “Flakas” Sling “Smasha” Hammer     “Blarg” Home “Peepurz” Eyes “Grukker” Head, Brain “Puzhdug” Stinky “Krimp” Capture, Stun, Control   “Azh” One “Dub” Two “Gakh” Three “Futh” Four “H’” Five “H’azh” Six “H’dub” Seven “H’Gakh” Eight “H’Futh” Nine “Azhty” Ten

PEOPLE AND ANIMALS   “Twiggie, Albai” Elf “Pinkie, Zhara” Human “Ztout, Gazat” Dwarf “Half-Ztout, Zquealz” Halfling “Uruk” Orc   “Quick-Flat” Non-Orc “Bruddah” Horde Orc “Honorary” Honorary Orc “Nubflat” Undead “Shomo, Zhomo” Shaman “Tunzantar” Tinkerer “Znaga” Slave   “Momo” Mother “Popo” Father “Kub, Kubbie” Child “Klan” Clan   “Buub” Pig “Howlur” Wolf “Birb” Bird   “Goth” Lord “Rex” King “Waghgoth” Warlord “Glob” Idiot, Fool   “Grub” Food

 

 

[Smmer 1145]

Mi hopped off tuh cart at UZG, wib anh dream agh mi Luzk, Welcom tu tah goi ub fame excezz, am mi gunna fit in? Jumped in tuh cart, here mi am fur tuh furst time. Peep tu mi right an me zee tuh Krugmar zign. Thiz iz all zo crazy, everybody zeem zo famuz. Mi Tummy'z turnin agh mi feelin kinduh homezik, tu much prezure agh mi nervus. Tahts when tah cart uruk punched tuh bard. Agh a Krug-mar zong wuz on, agh a Krug-mar zong wuz on, agh a Krug-mar zong waz on.

 

Zo Mi put mi handz up, latz zingin mi zong, tuh Pinkehz run away, mi noddin mi head like yah, movin mi hipz like yah, mi got mi handz up, latz zingin mi zong, latz kno mi guna bi bub'hozh. Yah, itz ah parteh in tuh U.Z.G, yah itz ah parteh U.Z.G

 

[Mannamannaa 1626]

Kor'garr, Truthspeaker of the Horde, shakes his head as he looks over a copy of the missive before droplets of saltwater spray up against his chest. Curved wooden planks held together with large ferrum nails creak and bob atop the choppy waves far south of the desert coastline. A harsh, guttural bark of crude laughter looses from his tusked maw before the orc scribbles a quick message on the back of that dense paper, shoving the rolled up parchment back into it's bottle along with some extra pages and tossing it towards the mainland.

Once Grimruk picks up the returned message from San'Briu's courier station, a few short yet blocky sentences could be read alongside a different guide to Blah!

"Kor'garr'z guide was better. Stick to hunting agh trials, Krimpgoth, or lat gets clobbered after Kor'garr returns home. Sincerely, the Skriptgoth."