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
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
Uruk = Orc
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 = Curse words
Agh = And
Buurz/burz = 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
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".
Ash = One
Dub = Two
Gakh = Three
Futh = Four
H' = Five
H'ash = Six
H'dub = Seven
H'gakh = Eight
H'futh = Nine
Ashty = Ten
Dubty = Twenty
