As some of you may have noticed, David Salo (the linguist responsible for the Neo-Khuzdul in the Hobbit movies) has recently released (and continues to do so) much of his notes related to these films on his wonderful site midgardsmal.
Though the vast majority of these notes is in line with the structures and patterns used in the version of Neo-Khuzdul I have worked on, I believe some adaptations need to be made.
Hence, I wanted to let you all know that in the weeks to come, an updated version of the dictionaries and support documents will be released (update is already in full swing).
Seeing that I wish to focus my available time on this in the weeks to come some translations requests have been put on hold. I do hope all will appreciate that requests and questions will be answered at the earliest convenience once the updated material has been released.
At the same time an excel tool will be made available (frequently requested) that should facilitate the searching of words in the dictionaries.
And lastly, a very talented hobbit friend of mine is currently developing a LUA plugin for LoTRO, aimed at dwarf-RPers, that will enable these players to speak Neo-Khuzdul in game, with just a few clicks of their mouse button. We are in the testing phase now and are updating and adding the various translations.
More news on this to follow.
About The Dwarrow Scholar
My fascination with Tolkien began early, with a battered copy of The Hobbit given to me by my uncle. I read it obsessively, then reread it, and when I was old enough to own a Walkman, I even recorded my own cassette version so I could listen to it while cycling to school. Long before the internet made information easy to find, I spent countless hours in libraries, hunting down anything I could about Tolkien and, in particular, his Dwarves.
That early fascination never really went away. Over the years it developed into a sustained and structured engagement with Tolkien’s legendarium, especially the Dwarvish languages and cultures. Under the name The Dwarrow Scholar, I focus primarily on Neo-Khuzdul, Tolkien’s notes on Dwarves, and the careful expansion and teaching of those ideas in a way that respects both the source material and linguistic plausibility.
Through www.dwarrowscholar.com
, I publish articles, reference material, and language resources, and I also give structured lessons in Neo-Khuzdul to students. What began as fandom gradually grew into long-term research, teaching, and writing.
When I am not working on Neo-Khuzdul or answering questions from fellow Tolkien enthusiasts, I enjoy time with my wife and son, revisiting well-worn Tolkien paperbacks, learning languages, watching a good film, or unwinding with games like The Lord of the Rings Online and other Dwarf-adjacent distractions.
The Dwarrow Scholar 
Thank you so much for all the hard work you are putting into this.
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Hopefully you don’t have to make changes to any subjects or words that have already been covered in your YouTube videos or Memrise lessons?
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Not quite a translation request, but I was looking through the current version of the dictionary the other day, and couldn’t seem to find a word for “husband.” Maybe I just wasn’t searching for the right key word, but in case it’s omission is an oversight, I thought I’d bring it up.
Additionally, I’m sure you’re too far along to do this, but something that would be infinitely helpful in the dictionary is a column that lists the word’s triconal/biconal root(s), like in a [Kh-Z-D] format. This would make searching for related words and concepts much easier. Like I said, probably too far along to add it, but it’s an idea for version 3.0 🙂 thank you for all your hard work!
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Hello!
I’ve been looking for a while now for a translation of the poem from The Hobbit “Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold” in Khuzdul so I was wondering if you knew were I could find one or, if ever you have the time, if you could maybe help me translate it.
Thank you very much 🙂
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It is one of the projects I have started, yet haven’t quite finished yet. Something for future releases I’m sure.
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Ok thank you very much for this information, I can’t wait to see it finished ^^
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