40k Ork Language

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>>55179863
I find it very hard to believe orkz speak gothic. They probably have some form of guttural and primitive language hardcoded in them by their creators.

>>55179863
>>55179907
It's probably left over from the time of the Beast, when the super-orks got BTFO by the Imperium.

>>55179863
In one of the Ciaphas Cain novels, it is claimed that ork lenguage is mostly grunts, shouts and punchs. The stuff they say 'loik dis' it's in-universe the best translation the Ordo Xenos could get.

But I heard that in older editions the orks could "loot" the tongue of their foes, so they could understand what they were saying and even taunt them back. So if a imperial watched a orks vs eldar battle, the human would hear a broken version of the eldar tongue coming from the greenskins' mouth.

Apparently they pick up the languages of whatever intelligent creatures they fight with regularly, but since humans are so numerous compared to other enemies, most of them can speak Low Gothic.

Language that Orks speak reflects their nature, being a crude and unsubtle one, but possessing more insults and war terms than any other. It is known to consist of many dialects, that wary between different Clans and worlds.[4] These dialects are changing as Orks migrate around the galaxy, contacting other species and adopting words from their languages. Orks often loot things they like from other races and particularly useful words and phases are no exception.[1] Because of it, Ork language includes many loan words, including the ones taken from Low Gothic, however, due to the their physiology Orks are unable to pronounce some sounds and most of those get heavily changed.[5] It is speculated that at same point in history all Orks spoke the same form of the language, the one Imperial scholars call Old High Orkish.[1] Ork language can be learned by humans to some extent, the most famous example being Sebastian Yarrick, who learned it from a captured greenskin.[6]

Simply froim typing Space Ork Language into the Googles. Do you even try Anon?

The Ork language uses a logographic system and is written in the form of glyphic script. Its core consists of glyphs that indicate Clan, Warband, common Ork concepts and elements of Ork names. These are augmented by phonetic runes that can be used to write most Ork words and words from other languages.[2][3] The resulting script is mainly used to indicate ownership, signify tribal affilation, record battle honours and other such tasks. They are not often used to write down history texts or battle manuals. Instead, Orks have a very strong oral tradition with myths and legends passed from Ork to Ork. Only Meks with their jargon write and share useful bits of knowledge.[1]

Mek Jargon-In addition to common Ork tongues, Ork Mekboys use a more sophisticated and complex jargon of their own. It includes many scientific and technical terms devised to fit their current projects. When Meks arrange together for some large construction project, it is vitally important for them to understand each other when communicating technical ideas. This is especially true when Meks arrange from far-flung places to work together, each only able to understand only his own dialect. The technical tongues of the Mekboys are written in special scripts, that can't be understood by anyone except other Meks. This way information is transfered from one Mek to another.[1]

>>55179863
read the rogue trader ork books

'ere We Go
Waaargh! Orks
Freebooterz

Orks have their own language. They can also pick up other languages (crudely)