Blah

The Blah is the language of the Orcs. It is extremely difficult and usually impossible for Orcs to speak the common tongue spoken by most other races, due to their tusks. This language barrier can be a source of conflict between the Orcs and other races.

Origins

Before the unification of the 4 main clans, Dom, Gorkil, Lur, and Rax, each clan had its own dialect with different variations of speech. Lurs said Ork not Orc, Doms spoke more refined while Raxs spoke in a more harsh manner. With the unification of the 4 great clans after the clan wars the dialects of each clan began to mix. Words from the Lur clan like San, Blarg and Ug became standard among the Orcs; but the official Blah only appeared when the Orcs Urara, Gragarn, and Blawharag appeared. They were from a splinter clan of Gorkil which spoke a completely separate language than the rest of the Orcs. Thus the Orcs created their own language. In summary, the Blah is not the only Orc language, but instead it is the unification of many different dialects and all Orcs can communicate with each other because of it.

Common Orc Phrases

The following is an incomplete list of phrases commonly used by orcs.

Ug = Hi, Hello, Hail

Throm'ka = Formal greeting / welcome

Yub = Yes

Ukee = OK, Okay

Nub = No

Gug'ye = Goodbye

Lat = You

Latz = Your, You're

Mi = Me, I

Rulg = Thank you

Blah = Talk, Speak, Orcish Language

Gruk = Understand

Dabu = Yes, My pleasure (Obedient, Respectful)

Bub'hozh = Great, Big

Znaga = Slave

Nub'hozh = Bad

Buub = Pig

Pushdug = Stinky

Glob = Fool

Klomp = Fight

Flat = Dead

Blarg = House

Brudda = War Uzg Orc

Ztowt, Gazat = Dwarf

Twigiez, Treeuggerz, Albai = Elf

Zquealz = Halflings

Quickzpawn, Breederz, Shara, Pinkeh = Human

Nuutzhara = Ascended

Nubded = Undead

Buubzhara = Zombie Pigman

Howlur = Wolf

Zkah, Zaahkah = General curse words

Agh = And

Buurz = Dark/black

Mojo = Magic

Krimp = Control somebody, Stun, Snare, Capture

Uzg = World

Goi = City

Luzk = Axe

O'lig = Bow

Ligz = Arrow

Zult = Sword

Ztik = Staff

Zteemiez = Redstone technology

Zan = Home

'Hozh = Good

Rex = War Uzg Leader

Wargoth = Clan Leader

Wagh = War

Votar = Hunt

Kub = Child

Tunzantar = Tinker

Zhomo = Shaman

Number System

The number system of the Orcs is very similar to other races' in that it is decimal (base 10). However, numbers from one to five have unique identifiers, with numbers from six to nine bearing the prefix H', which has led to some thinking that the Orcish number system in quinary, which is actually false. All numbers greater than nine use the suffix "ty".

Azh = One

Dub = Two

Gakh = Three

Futh = Four

H' = Five

H'azh = Six

H'dub = Seven

H'gakh = Eight

H'futh = Nine

Azhty = Ten

Dubty = Twenty

Blah Fluency Tips

Speaking Blah can seem challenging at face-value but it really isn't, however to help ease the curious minds of new players I will share a few tips on how to become fluent in as little as one to two days. Even then, I wouldn't worry too much about it at all, each Orc has their own unique twist on Blah and how they spell words, making this language truly unique.

1. Replace all of the letter "S" with "Z". This is a common way to improve your Blah and is quite easy. Example: "So" becomes "Zo".

2. Spell words phonetically. For those who are confused as to what that means; spell words how they sound. Example: "Do" becomes "Du" or "Dew".

3. Akin to number one of this list, replace other similar sounding letters with the incorrect one. Example: "Like" becomes "Lyke".