Khuzdul
Khuzdul or Dwarvish or Dwarven is the name for a family of languages used by dwarves.
Khuzdul is a secret langauge and what many call Dwarvish, is actually Krunag.
The dwarves called their own language Khuzdul, but most other races use that term to refer to the runic alphabet in which the language was written.
The language follows dwarves all over Theras and beyond, making it an extremely widespread language. Communities and races that has been separated for some time evolved their own dialects.
Dialects
Being such an old language, Dwarvish had been subject to various changes over the generations and had spawned numerous dialects. All of these dialects employ Khuzdul as their written alphabet. Kurit
This dialect was used by arctic dwarves in the Ice Fields Condquets. Riftspeak
The dialect of the Hill dwarves, Riftspeak is one of the oldest dialects and had barely changed in over 10,000 years. This is probably due to the great care gold dwarves take in learning languages. Hill dwarves are one of the most literate races of dwarves in Theras. Duehami
Duergan originated by, the dialect of mountain dwarves. Since the split, Duergan had changed dramatically, leaving it as one of the most altered Dwarvish dialects. The drow and illithid influences in this dialect are hard to ignore, having altered its vocabulary and grammatical structure.
Being such an old language, Dwarvish had been subject to various changes over the generations and had spawned numerous dialects. All of these dialects employ Khuzdul as their written alphabet. Kurit
This dialect was used by arctic dwarves in the Ice Fields Condquets. Riftspeak
The dialect of the Hill dwarves, Riftspeak is one of the oldest dialects and had barely changed in over 10,000 years. This is probably due to the great care gold dwarves take in learning languages. Hill dwarves are one of the most literate races of dwarves in Theras. Duehami
Duergan originated by, the dialect of mountain dwarves. Since the split, Duergan had changed dramatically, leaving it as one of the most altered Dwarvish dialects. The drow and illithid influences in this dialect are hard to ignore, having altered its vocabulary and grammatical structure.
Writing System
All Dwarvish languages use a runic script known as Khuzdul. Khuzdul runes are rarely written on paper or cloth due to the short life and fragile nature of such materials. Runes are usually carved or scraped into stone or metal, be it the walls of a building or the blade of a sword. Alphabet The Khuzdul runic alphabet consisted of 24 characters. This is because w, x and z were represented by the same character. This may be confusing for humans trying to translate into common.
Sentence Structure
Khuzdul has similar grammatical constructs to common. This is no doubt due to the fact that both languages evolved alongside one another. These shared rules mean that speakers of common find it relatively easy to learn and translate Dwarvish.
Successor Languages
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