Khuzdul, Neo- - Conlang Profile

Khuzdul, Neo- - Conlang Profile

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Language Name	Khuzdul, Neo-
Language Author	J.R.R. Tolkien, David Salo
Year Began	1998
Site	Khuzdul, Neo-
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Language Type	professional fictional language
Uniqueness	David Salo writes, "What I sometimes call 'Neo-Khuzdul' or New Dwarvish [is] based on or inspired by the few Dwarvish words and names which Tolkien created and which have been published; but since Tolkien did not provide us anything regarding the grammar of Dwarvish (except a vague hint that it might be like Hebrew), and only gave us a very small vocabulary, something like 90% of this language is a new invention--by me. It sounds like Khuzdul, but I am sure that in structure and vocabulary it is much more different from what Tolkien would have created than any of the Elvish... 'Fear rips our heart!' Ugrûd tashniki kurdumâ!"
Language Sources	Semitic languages: Neo-Khuzdul has triconsonantal roots.
Design Principles	There is real linguistic structure there, and an homage to Tolkien's languages; but very little of it is genuine Tolkien.
Interest Of Others	Fans of The Lord of the Rings movies, for which the language was invented.
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	No
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	No
Babel Text	No
Submitted By	Jeffrey Henning
Date Submitted	Sunday, January 25, 2004
Updated By	Kurt Mull
Date Edited	Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Description Of Update	Corrected language influences.
Date To Headline	Saturday, March 20, 2004

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