Westron
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Westron is the common tongue of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, serving as the primary language of most peoples in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
All labels observed (9)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constructed language
ⓘ
fictional language ⓘ language of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adûni
ⓘ
Common Speech ⓘ Common Tongue (Westeros) ⓘ
surface form:
Common Tongue
Sôval Phârë ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| exampleWord |
Banazîr (translated as Samwise)
ⓘ
Kalimac (translated as Meriadoc) ⓘ Labin-nec (translated as Lobelia) ⓘ Maura (translated as Frodo) ⓘ |
| functionInLegendarium | serves as the lingua franca of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
contains loanwords from Elvish
ⓘ
has regional dialects such as Shire-talk ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adûnaic
ⓘ
Elvish languages ⓘ languages of Middle-earth Men ⓘ |
| metaStatus | partially documented with limited vocabulary by Tolkien ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
primary language of most characters in The Hobbit
ⓘ
primary language of narration in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| origin |
Westron
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
developed from Adûnaic of Númenor
|
| region |
Harad
ⓘ
surface form:
Bree-land
Eriador ⓘ Gondor ⓘ Rohan ⓘ The Shire ⓘ parts of Rhovanion ⓘ |
| setting | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dwarves of Erebor
ⓘ
surface form:
Dwarves of Durin’s Folk
Dúnedain of the North ⓘ Hobbits ⓘ Dúnedain of Gondor ⓘ
surface form:
Men of Gondor
Men of Rohan (with their own tongue as well) ⓘ Orcs ⓘ
surface form:
Orcs (in debased forms)
many Men of Middle-earth ⓘ some Elves for communication with Men and Hobbits ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Third Age of Middle-earth
ⓘ
early Fourth Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| translationConvention | represented as modern English in Tolkien’s published texts ⓘ |
| usedInWork |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ
surface form:
The Silmarillion (appendices and notes)
Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Cirth (occasionally)
ⓘ
Tengwar ⓘ |
Referenced by (75)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Westron (Common Speech)
this entity surface form:
developed from Adûnaic of Númenor
this entity surface form:
Westron (in-universe common speech)
this entity surface form:
Westron (Common Speech translation)
subject surface form:
Men (Middle-earth)
this entity surface form:
Westron (represented by English)