Brother Monty Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Me and my friend got bored and decided to text like orks cause we thought it was funny but I don’t really understand how to do it. I read a bit of ork books but I haven’t got a grasp on the language yet. Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neverborn Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 You probably wouldn't "write" anything. Ork's use Oral storytelling to retain their history, when they bother. If you can gain access to older GW material online you can find Ork glyphs. Even if they do, Orks with very few exceptions, don't attempt to build interpersonal relationships, they also tend not to really "listen" to what each other say, so the flow would be also very disjointed . Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 (edited) I fink 'E means ow'd you write Proppa Orky Dialog - if so, ya jus' try spell fings fo-net-er-call-ie, or 'owever you 'umies sez it. Oh, an dun't forgit ter use lot's a dem 'postrophes an' all, fer short'nin' yer werdz wif, 'an it's useful TER SHOUT IMPORTINT WERDS when yer wanna really make yer point. Yer aimin' fer Cockney Football 'Ooligan, 'coz fer wotever reason Orks is crude fugs from da East End. But Remembah - dere's no such fing as mistakes wiv Orky dialog, 'cos sum Boyz jus' talk weird anyway. Edited October 8 by Ace Debonair dere's no such fing as typos, neevah Brother Monty, Xin Ceithan, LameBeard and 5 others 2 2 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I fink 'E means ow'd you write Proppa Orky Dialog - if so, ya jus' try spell fings fo-net-er-call-ie, or 'owever you 'umies sez it. YOUZ IZ MUCKIN' ABOUT YA GROT! If yer ain't krumpin, yous ain't makin' kon-ver-say-shun. Orky lang-wage is violence, and we's only got one fing ta to say... WAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH! calgar101, Lysimachus, LameBeard and 5 others 3 2 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xin Ceithan Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 YOUZ IZ MUCKIN' ABOUT YA GROT! If yer ain't krumpin, yous ain't makin' kon-ver-say-shun. Orky lang-wage is violence, and we's only got one fing ta to say... WAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHH! LOADS OF DIZ! But In case ya boys are lukkin’ to be moa sophwiz.. soffizzi..,OH WHAT-THE-SOG, y’a know JUS’ SOGGIN’ PROPPA KLEWA, REMEMBA THAT Y’A CAN NEVER HAVE ‘NUFF DAKKA! MOA DAKKA! MOA DAKKA ! ( also make sure y’er text is in RED - makes yer texts so much fasta! ) Firedrake Cordova, Brother Monty, Mazer Rackham and 4 others 1 3 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution N1SB Posted October 9 Solution Share Posted October 9 The above is all correct, and I might actually remembered something that might help. I talked with Mark Bedford, the GW sculptor (now with FW). He designed the look of Orks (and Tyranids) in 3rd ed, still used today. Before him, Orks looked kinda lanky; if you ever looked at AoS, 1st and 2nd ed Orks look more like the Kruleboyz, they're like skinnier versions of what we think of as Orks now. Mark bulked them up. What he talked about: gorillas. If you look at an Ork now, big strong and long arms, short legs, like a gorilla. As Mark continued talking about it, he dropped his voice an octave, started grunting, growling...he described an Ork by becoming an Ork. An Ork is basically a big British Eastender gorilla, banter is done with fists. Lots of short words, lots of slang because long words are for ponces. Body language, chest thumping, so lots of emotes. (Thanks to Brother Neverborn for reminding me of glyphs. That's like writing down body language, the equivalent of emotes today.) As you saw from our proper Orky brothers above, there's also certain sounds Ork mouths can't make: No soft sounds like "TH", replaced with "D" or "F": "the Boy" becomes "da Boy" "S" is too soft, is replaced with "Z": "the Boys" become "da Boyz" No "H" or "W": "humans" becomes "oomiez", "women" also becomes "oomiez"* * Not a political statement or anything. Orks don't have genders or sex. They neither see nor care about the difference. Yeah, so start by being a gorilla, short words, emotes, and there are certain sounds you simply can't make. 'N DEN YOU PUNCH DA WORDS INTO DA FONE, PROPER-LIKE! Ace Debonair, Mazer Rackham, Firedrake Cordova and 3 others 3 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 (edited) If you want a masterclass in Orky language, this epitomises some of the best damn Orkiness ever to have graced existence - with the biggest, baddest, bestest Ork (save Ghaz) that ever stomped some runts! Edited October 9 by Mazer Rackham N1SB, Brother Monty, Ace Debonair and 1 other 2 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neverborn Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 (edited) The Ork "Language" we hear as customers in the animations/cutscenes is in heavily exaggerated cockney English, this is presented that way for our benefit to add a sense of levity. Orks in-universe speak very differently. To imperial citizens it sounds like a collection of Barks and Grunts which is how it's described in prophet of Waaagh . I think I would be correct in saying cross species dialogue is always in conducted in either Low-Imperial gothic or the non-orks language, with a handful of named exceptions; Ghazghkull and Nazdreg who can speak high gothic if IIRC. What i find interesting is this implies that Orks are more easily able to learn non-ork languages than non-orks can learn there's. But they don't always get the pronunciation correct. "Nobz" is actually the Ork for "Nobles", that is to say an Ork attempting to say "Nobles" or the equivalent in Imperial Gothic will say "Nobz". This occurs when they are speaking to imitate human speech, based on what they see as a like-for-like. The true Ork for "Nobz" in their own language would sound like a dog barking. Edited October 9 by The Neverborn Brother Monty, LameBeard and Ace Debonair 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Monty Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 19 hours ago, Ace Debonair said: I fink 'E means ow'd you write Proppa Orky Dialog - if so, ya jus' try spell fings fo-net-er-call-ie, or 'owever you 'umies sez it. Oh, an dun't forgit ter use lot's a dem 'postrophes an' all, fer short'nin' yer werdz wif, 'an it's useful TER SHOUT IMPORTINT WERDS when yer wanna really make yer point. Yer aimin' fer Cockney Football 'Ooligan, 'coz fer wotever reason Orks is crude fugs from da East End. But Remembah - dere's no such fing as mistakes wiv Orky dialog, 'cos sum Boyz jus' talk weird anyway. So I jus’ gots to speak like dis then? I fink I can do jus’ dat den. I will sho’ da humies dat da Orkz are da best speakas in da univerze. N1SB, Mazer Rackham, Xin Ceithan and 2 others 2 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted October 10 Share Posted October 10 Well, yer see, da boyz 'n' I run da Offisshul Lingwiztikkz Orkaddemmy on Armageddon! We'll get ya talkin' like a roight proppa ork! We'll kuvva da basikz first, should take a few lessunz before we get ter advansed shoutin', yellin' fundymentulz an' da finer pointz uv punch-tyooashun! Wiv any lukk we'll getcha fully kwollified ta WAAAGH! in a munf or two! Ace Debonair, Xin Ceithan, Brother Monty and 2 others 3 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Monty Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 15 minutes ago, Evil Eye said: Wiv any lukk we'll getcha fully kwollified ta WAAAGH! in a munf or two! Wat good Git ain’t going to WAAAGH! fo’ too munfs! Dat is no Gud! ‘Ho else is gunna shoot all dat Dakka! Da fish-‘eads? Dey don’t ’now a good scrap if it hit dem on da ‘ead! Xin Ceithan, Ace Debonair and Mazer Rackham 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6069973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 @Brother Monty- well it looks like you got the big D from OrkU now you’ve graduated , start building that army !! So you can speak Orky whilst krumpin da enemi Xin Ceithan, Brother Monty and Ace Debonair 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6070096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 21 hours ago, Brother Monty said: Wat good Git ain’t going to WAAAGH! fo’ too munfs! Dat is no Gud! ‘Ho else is gunna shoot all dat Dakka! Da fish-‘eads? Dey don’t ’now a good scrap if it hit dem on da ‘ead! Now's ya talkin' roight! Time to give dem stunties a proppa slap! One fing ya gotta know bout Orks is, dat we's is a proud and rockin' Mob - an' so we gotz us a nasho-nal anfem, goes wot like this: 'Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-Orks-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS-ORKS!' When yous get to the red bit, you crump a git! Even if it's you mate Grashnob! E's a slug anyhoo, an' yous needs de TEEF when ye's gotta scrap! Ace Debonair, Brother Monty, Firedrake Cordova and 1 other 1 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6070135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Monty Posted October 11 Author Share Posted October 11 12 hours ago, MithrilForge said: @Brother Monty- well it looks like you got the big D from OrkU now you’ve graduated , start building that army !! So you can speak Orky whilst krumpin da enemi Iz gunna build da biggestest WAAAGH! dat der eva’ waz. Iz Gunna take da shiny chair for me self. Den I’m gonna take da tin’eads big chair for me self as well. 2 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said: When yous get to the red bit, you crump a git! Even if it's you mate Grashnob! E's a slug anyhoo, an' yous needs de TEEF when ye's gotta scrap! Krump da biggest git ‘round ya. Den you da biggest git, da Nashunal anfum is da best der Iz! Ace Debonair, MithrilForge and Mazer Rackham 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6070165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 (edited) If you want the zero-effort approach ... there's an English-to-Ork translator (it's a bit basic, but it gives a bit of the flavour). Edited October 11 by Firedrake Cordova Mazer Rackham, Ace Debonair and MithrilForge 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6070170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Debonair Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 On 10/9/2024 at 4:02 PM, Brother Monty said: So I jus’ gots to speak like dis then? I fink I can do jus’ dat den. I will sho’ da humies dat da Orkz are da best speakas in da univerze. By Gork, I fink 'E's Got it! Orkz is best at lotsa fings, an' talkin' proppa is jus' one of 'em. Gud werk, ya big 'ard green git, now gerrout dere an' keep krumpin' gitz. 'Oomies lissen betta wen you bop 'em on the noggin', well, 'cept da one ya just krumped! Mazer Rackham, Firedrake Cordova and MithrilForge 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6071024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Wotz dis rytin’ fing? Nevvurrurduvvit :scratches head, farts, stamps on nearest grot: Mazer Rackham 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/384198-how-do-you-write-like-an-ork/#findComment-6071028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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