Khuzdul
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Khuzdul is the secretive and guttural Dwarvish language created by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Dwarves of Middle-earth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khuzdul canonical | 12 |
| Khuzdul (dwarvish) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dwarvish language
ⓘ
constructed language ⓘ fictional language ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
ⓘ
The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Lord of the Rings appendices ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| characteristic |
closely guarded by Dwarves
ⓘ
consonant-heavy phonology ⓘ guttural phonology ⓘ rarely taught to outsiders ⓘ secretive language ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Dwarven personal names
ⓘ
Dwarven place names ⓘ battle cries ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
legendarium of Middle-earth
ⓘ
surface form:
Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
|
| hasFeature |
distinctive plural formations
ⓘ
harsh-sounding consonant clusters ⓘ internal vowel changes ⓘ limited known vocabulary ⓘ triconsonantal roots ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Arabic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Semitic languages ⓘ |
| keptSecretFrom |
Elves
ⓘ
Men ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Dwarvish languages of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| notablePhrase |
Moria
ⓘ
surface form:
Azanulbizar
Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! ⓘ Gabilgathol ⓘ Khazâd-dûm ⓘ Zirakzigil ⓘ |
| notableWord |
Khazâd
ⓘ
baruk ⓘ bund ⓘ felak ⓘ |
| rarelyRevealedTo | non-Dwarves ⓘ |
| setting | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| status |
incompletely documented
ⓘ
partially attested ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Durin's Folk
ⓘ
Dwarves ⓘ
surface form:
Dwarves of Middle-earth
Longbeards ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Angerthas Erebor
ⓘ
Angerthas Moria ⓘ Cirth ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khuzdul (dwarvish)