Build a Vocabulary (Orc/Orcish Language)

So...feel like helping your friendly neighborhood dragon add a little more depth to the game?

I'm working on expanding my list of words/phrases for the Aenean orcish language.  This is for adding depth to items/areas/creatures in the game, rather than creating an actual language, so most syntax rules can be ignored.  I'm looking for words that would fit as nouns, verbs, or adjectives, and I'm not looking to re-use some other existing (real or imaginary) language.

Orcish is a rough-sounding, harsh language.  Think of orcish society kind of like an evil, chaotic version of Klingon society (in Star Trek), but without any of that time wasted worrying about honor.     Most words or phrases are 1 to 3 syllables.  Keep in mind that orcs in Aenea are just as intelligent as humans...they're just more evil and are a warrior/strength-centered culture that looks down on physical weakness.

Hmmm...maybe I need to listen closer to the orcish soundsets in the toolset...

Here's what I've got so far, and I'll edit this list as anyone adds things.

k'nort = empire (pronounced "kah nort")
k'rath =        city (pronounced "kah wrath")
k'goth = castle (pronounced "kah goth")
scrar        = blood
grumbok        = grinder
bo             = bow (ok, this one sounds like english)
bokah        = child's bow (crossbow)
bogrom        = man's bow (mighty composite longbow)
kah        = child
grom        = man
eena =        female (pronounced "ee nah")
ferk =        iron
s'        = village (pronounced "sah", as in "sah roth"(s'roth) "sah koth"(s'koth))
koth =        bear
moth        = hawk
toth        = wolf
roth        = skull
groth        = rock
nreth        = claw
zotha        = dragon
grak        = dirt
mog        = dog (long "o", as in "oh")
li'karb = half-elf
mograk     = dwarf (pronounced "moh grak", literally "dog from the dirt"....yup, that's orcs for you)
feemgrak    = gnome (prounounced "feem grak", roughly meaning "small dog from the dirt")
keth          = fae (formerly called halfling) (also the name of a game where an object is repeatedly kicked around an open yard by orc children)
fee     = small
polt = plant/vegetation

words I know would come in handy:
magic = mak
slave = snor,
ogre = thok'mar,
giant = magga thok,
troll = grikkpa,
elf (no, "frails" isn't really orcish) = li'in,
human = karb,
half-orc = snor'kah (slave child)
fire = jaaff,
water = domir,
wind = suuf,
air = saaf,
mine or cave = cho,
swamp = poldomir (roughly meaning "plant-filled water")
desert = jaasaaf (roughly meaning "place of hot air")
master = magga,
big = mo,
kill = shakah, shakaka (a take off MJ's post), kall (from orcish battlecry "Bozku tanshaka KALL!"),
crush = ogrul (pronounced "Ohg grool"), graaff, bozku (from orcish battlecry "Bozku tanshaka KALL!")
beat = baku
cut = tanshaka (from orcish battlecry "Bozku tanshaka KALL!"),
break = dal (from orcish battlecry "Dal na kor..."),
neck = kor (from orcish battlecry "Dal na kor..."),
disembowel = shiff'lar, get (from orcish battlecry "Get zu! Get ZALKA!!"),
them = zu (from orcish battlecry "Get zu! Get ZALKA!!"),
all of them = zalka (from orcish battlecry "Get zu! Get ZALKA!!"),
decapitate = wo'nak,
sword = kavchak,
axe = krin,
shield = ba'gar,
chainmail = fal'rek,
plate armor = tho'rek,
hide/leather armor = sha'rek,
beast = guur,
armor = rek (a take off dave's post),
chain = fal (a take off dave's post),
metal plate = thox (a take off dave's post),
hide/skin = sha (a take off dave's post),
goblin =
kobold =
horse =
metal = tholt
gold = lyneel tholt ("yellow metal")
silver = lyscro tholt ("white metal")
copper = lyjaaff tholt ("orange metal")
rust = domir tholt (roughly meaning "metal from the water")
wall = gog
arrow = suufchak ("wind spear")
spear = chak
club = odo
mace = tholdo (basically "metal club")
hammer = ogrulom (translates to "crusher")
flail = bakom (translates to "beater")
death = gozol ("go zole")
bone = scro
birth = feekah'een ("small child from a woman")
yes = zug (from S'vair's post)
no = gah
night = nul ("nule")
day = neel ("kneel")
ghost = gozol suuf ("death wind")
black = lynul ("the color of night")
blue = lydomir ("the color of water")
green = lypolt ("the color of plants")
orange = lyjaaff ("the color of fire")
red = lyscrar ("the color of blood")
white = lyscro ("the color of bone")
grey = lyorc ("the color of an orc")
purple =
yellow = lyneel ("the color of day")
brown = lygrak ("the color of dirt")
color = ly ("lie")

Oh, and feel free to suggest multiple orcish words for some of these.  I want anyone interested to contribute, even if you think your word has already been "taken".

Ok, the ones I started with are taken, but that's because I'm already using those in one way or another in the game.

Sword - Kavchak

I used it already as a name for my beastial Orc's weapon of choice... his "Kavchak Scrar" (Sword of Blood)

Ogrul - Crush (pronounced "Ohg grool"

Shakah - Kill (Pronounced with a hard 'sh', almost to sounding like "chaka")

"Ogrul Shaka Kah" - 'crush and kill" "kah" as orcish derogatory word for the weaker "child" races.... fits with that one phrase orcs yellin battle that sounds like "Old school chaka khan!"

slave - snorg
ogre - Thok'mar
giant - Magga Thok
troll - grikkpa
elf (no, "frails" isn't really orcish) - Li'in
human - Karb
fire - jaaff
water - domir
wind - suuf
air - saaf
mine - cho
master - Magga
big - Mo
crush - graaff
disembowel - shiff'lar
decapitate - wo'nak
axe - krin
shield - ba'gar
chainmail - fal'rek
plate armor - tho'rek
hide armor - sha'rek
beast - guur

Turns out a DM can possess different orcs and get them to say their battlecry, which ends up also adding text to the chat window. Here are the four different orcish battlecries I found.

"Bozku tanshaka KALL!"
"Dal na kor..."
"Get zu! Get ZALKA!!"
"Ibgo dang...gojiga!"

Orcs is funny.

From Caveman: Pooka = hurt

gotta have pooka....

yes = zug zug

"pooka"...just doesn't sound right coming from a tough orc. Sounds like a teddy bear, or a little "boo-boo".

"zug zug"...sounds ok, but I shortened it to one "zug" so it doesn't sound like an Ewok's "zub zub".

Glad some folks seem to be enjoying their first encounters with a ferk grumbok.

A year and a half since we started on this post, and we've got some new players since then. Maybe y'all'd like to contribute?

Um...Orc Bump!

Oh, and I'm working on building a new area with a spot called Cho Lynul Scro. Look at that, a use for some of this stuff.

We need a drow version of this thread too

The Amethyst Dragon wrote: Cho Lynul Scro.

Mine of the Black Bones ??

RustyDios wrote:

The Amethyst Dragon wrote: Cho Lynul Scro.

Mine of the Black Bones ??

or Cave of Black Bones. The orcs don't really care, it's a deep hole or tunnel into the ground, and they like names that remind them of things they've killed, or things that sound strong. (blood, bones, skulls, iron, fist, etc.)

Gog = Wall / Big Rock

Looks neat...

Ye know I just spent two hours trying to find this thread to translate "K'Goth Lynul Roth" .... sheesh!.... I should have gone to bed ... ... ... ...

Can this be stickified or added into the websites Athenaeum ?
Or have the words, Orc Language/Orcish in the title so the stupid search box can do it's job correctly ... ...


The translation reads " Castle Black Skull" ...

Working on adding a few more words, then I'll whip up a little webpage for the main site that has two lists (common > orc & orc > common) that has the terms in alphabetical order for easier translation.