Tag Archives: dwarvish

The Hidden Characteristics of Khuzdul

Posted on September 14, 2026 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Tolkien gives us very little spoken Khuzdul, but Dwarvish speech in the Common Tongue may still preserve traces of its social habits. This article explores guarded speech, politeness, formal courtesy, mining and craft metaphors, language shift, and the ways Neo-Khuzdul develops these patterns further. Continue reading →

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Possible Sources and Influences in Tolkien’s Khuzdul: A Comparative Etymological Review

Posted on August 29, 2026 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Introduction This review examines the known and reconstructed words of Khuzdul one by one, looking for possible sources of inspiration behind Tolkien’s Dwarvish vocabulary. Each entry considers the form and meaning of a Khuzdul word and compares it, where a … Continue reading →

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Salo shares more insight on his Khuzdul.

Posted on February 18, 2013 by The Dwarrow Scholar

Greetings friends, I wanted to give a heads-up to all that I’m nearly done with the updating of the neo-khuzdul documents (and should send them as soon as I can).  I’m merely waiting for some confirmation from David Salo (Linguist … Continue reading →

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Zai dashunizu! (At your service!) – 2013 Updates

Posted on January 10, 2013 by The Dwarrow Scholar

For those that might think I have forgotten about the affairs of the dwarves, fear not! In fact, you could not be further from the truth! 🙂 As in the last weeks and months I’ve been tremendously busy updating all … Continue reading →

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