Common Speech
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Common Speech is the widely used lingua franca of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, spoken by most peoples across the western lands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional language
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lingua franca ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Common Tongue
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Westron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
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ⓘ
The Hobbit NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Languages of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| function | facilitates communication between different peoples of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
contains loanwords from Adûnaic
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contains loanwords from Elvish ⓘ simplified grammar compared to Elvish languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Elvish languages
NERFINISHED
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Quenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ languages of Men of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| notableDialect |
Bree dialect
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Gondorian dialect ⓘ Rohirric-influenced dialects ⓘ Shire-hobbit dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originLanguage | Adûnaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryScript | Tengwar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Bree-land
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Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryScript | Cirth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dwarves of Durin's Folk
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Hobbits of Bree ⓘ Hobbits of the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Men of Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ Men of Rohan NERFINISHED ⓘ many Men of the West ⓘ many Orcs ⓘ some Elves ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Middle-earth
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The Westlands of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInThirdAge | dominant spoken language in the Westlands ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Third Age
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early Fourth Age ⓘ late Second Age ⓘ |
| translatedAs | English in Tolkien's published works ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca of Middle-earth ⓘ |
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