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Tips

When speaking, keep things simple and to the point.

Emphasize letters O, U and K.

When confused, just say "Me nub gruk".

Don't forget to speak out loud to everyone when speaking, i.e. use "/say".

Feel free to use the in-game verbal commands, but only when appropriate.

Make the extra effort to ensure that what you are saying is going into the proper chat channel. If you do accidentally say something in the wrong chat channel, it is sometimes appropriate to follow it up with a simple "Uupz!" or "Bah!" to indicate that it is to be ignored.

Do's and Don'ts

Don't use smiley faces, use "Har!"

Don't use abbreviations like rofl. Spell out the whole word or phrase.

Don't use numerical symbols (1,5,20,etc).

Don't talk about things like levels, skill numbers, etc, except in a way that would be in-character for your character (i.e., learning more about something or getting stronger).

Shadowclan Orc Language Reference

World of Warcraft version

Basic Words

There are just a twelve basic words that all new members should learn. Fill in the gaps with misspelt English with a dark, guttural accent.

Traditional Words

These are words and phrases commonly used by the Orcs of Warcraft

Good and Bad

Orcs enjoy teasing one another, as well as taunting the lesser races, but would never use human language to deliver an insult!

Sleeping and Waking

Even when you are apologizing for going linkdead in the middle of a fight, you can express it in an Orcish way rather than using human language. Surri, me blak'd owt agh nub kuld wayk ub!

Fighting Words

Classes

Races

Weapons and Weapon Users

Simply extrapolate the pattern for other types of weapon users.

Numbers

An Orc may count to different degrees depending on why and how often the Orc needs to count. Those involved in trade may understand that ash'zuth is "ten", while others may count their hands HH, and others simply may not be able to count that high H!.

Old Orc

Long ago, the ancient orcs of Draenor spoke a language that we now call Old Orcish. Although Old Orcish is no longer spoken, a few words remain in use today.

The following is all that is known about Old Orcish, and it is based entirely upon Tolkien's Black Speech.

Vocabulary

Grammar

Extrapolated words

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