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Khuzdûl
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Also known as Khuzdul, Dwarvish, Dwarfish

Khuzdul () is a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien, one of the languages of Middle-earth, specifically the secret and private language of the Dwarves. He based its structure and phonology on Semitic languages, primarily Hebrew, with triconsonantal roots of words. Very little of its grammar is defined.

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Language.name
Khuzdul
Language.creator
J. R. R. Tolkien
Language.created
c. 1935
Language.setting
Middle-earth, the setting of the novel The Lord of the Rings, the secret and private language of the Dwarves.
Language.fam1
constructed languages
Language.fam2
artistic languages
Language.script
Cirth
Language.posteriori
Influenced primarily by Hebrew in phonology and morphology and other Semitic Languages
Language.iso3
none (mis)
Language.glotto
none

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18 sections
Contents
  • External history
  • Internal history
  • Secret language
  • Iglishmêk
  • Phonology
  • Writing
  • Grammar
  • Nouns and adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Lexicon
  • Placenames and names
  • Words
  • Consonantal roots
  • References
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Sources
  • External links

Khuzdul () is a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien, one of the languages of Middle-earth, specifically the secret and private language of the Dwarves. He based its structure and phonology on Semitic languages, primarily Hebrew, with triconsonantal roots of words. Very little of its grammar is defined.

== External history ==

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