What a great coincidence. There's a game coming out in which you play dwarves that go back to moria to rebuild it and you have the option to have them speak khuzdul.
And from what the developers said, they really really developped Khuzdul to the point that they're almost hoping to ask for a Duolingo course for Khuzdul And all this new work was done by the linguist who worked on the Khuzdul for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies
Oh my you are not just a linguist who discusses lgbtq speech with a logical mind but you’re also a Tolkien reader. RU-vid found me such a fitting channel for my tastes
We dwarves will remain in the depths of the mountains. Some of us will come out and watch what the humans are doing, but most of us continue their lives beneath the surface. ⚒
Beautiful. I need time to sit and watch and absorb and try repeating each of these videos. I'm still trying to get to grips with Tengwar. Thank you. ... would there be a point to doing a video on Westron? ... given what you've said about the relative lack of vocabulary... does that mean it wouldn't be feasible to translate something like The Song Of Durin or Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold? Something like the Clamavi De Profundis music, sung in Khuzdul...
This might be a bit of a late reply, but regarding the vocabulary: The Dwarrow Scholar, which was also mentioned in this video, actually expanded the vocabulary massively and created a whole dictionary. His work is based on Tolkien's writings as well as the movies (excluding the Rings of Power, I believe, as I vaguely remember him posting about that and critizicing it). So while it isn't possible to translate the Song of Durin and Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold with the original vocabulary we're given through Tolkien, it is more than possible with the Neo-Khuzdul vocabulary. In fact, Colm R. McGuiness has recorded a version of Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold in Neo-Khuzdul and the Dwarrow Scholar himself has at this point released three original songs in the language.
I didn’t know about the inspiration from Hebrew/other semitic languages! I’m studying biblical Hebrew right now and geeked out when I realized Khazad-Dum was a construct phrase. Super fun video. :)
We love your work. In fact, my wife & I would love to introduce you to our oldest son. But just keep in mind you’re on an intellectual level above 99% of RU-vid! (and let us know if you’re ever going to be on the East Coast).
