Changes: Common (language)

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About Me

Hello all! I'm Mojoworkn, a frequent poster and fan of the Lore and Roleplaying forums on Wowhead. All five of my characters are on the Draka US realm. You'll mostly find me on my main, a level 85 draenei hunter named Gonara (no, it has nothing to do with the STD). I answer to Mojo, Gonara, Gman, or Hunter, so feel free to call me whatever.

While I don't play on a roleplaying server, I do have decent knowledge of WoW lore. My details are a bit bleary, but I can tell you a lot about large ideas in certain areas, despite the fact that I haven't read any of the novels. I am most interested in the draenei lore, or anything having to do with Outland or Draenor (so lets just say the Burning Crusade in general).

Believe it or not, I do have a life outside of the game. I live on the west coast of the United States, in a state no one seems to remember, Oregon. I currently attend high school, and am working hard to graduate top in my class. I enjoy to read, write, ski, philosophize on Facebook, and of course, play WoW.

Have a nice day . . . or else.

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This user plays as a member of the Alliance.

This user plays as a Hunter.

This user plays as a draenei.

This user plays on the US Draka server.

Fan FIction

A Broken Dream {Prologue}

A Broken Dream {Part I}

Roleplaying Characters


Name	Class	RP(s)	Affiliation
Richard Price	Hunter	The Killing Games	Alliance
Isabel	Holy Priest	The Killing Games	Alliance
Gregor Killian	Sharpshooter	The Killing Games	Alliance
Talon	Gryphon	The Killing Games	Independent
Locke Weinhart	Warlock	The Killing Games	Independent

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+==About Me==
-[[Image:TempleofBoom.jpg|thumb|Common text (Latin letters)]]
+Hello all! I'm Mojoworkn, a frequent poster and fan of the Lore and Roleplaying forums on Wowhead. All five of my characters are on the [[Server:Draka US|Draka US]] realm. You'll mostly find me on my main, a level 85 draenei hunter named Gonara (no, it has nothing to do with the STD). I answer to Mojo, Gonara, Gman, or Hunter, so feel free to call me whatever.
-[[Image:WrittenCommon.png|Common text (alternate letters)|thumb]]
-[[Image:Trolkalarspel.JPG|"Trol'Kalar", Common text ("Elder Futhark" runic letters)|thumb]]
+While I don't play on a roleplaying server, I do have decent knowledge of WoW lore. My details are a bit bleary, but I can tell you a lot about large ideas in certain areas, despite the fact that I haven't read any of the novels. I am most interested in the draenei lore, or anything having to do with Outland or Draenor (so lets just say the Burning Crusade in general).
-'''Common''', the language or alphabet, is the [[Alliance]] counterpart to the [[Horde|Horde's]] [[Orcish]] language. All Alliance characters should understand Common tongue.
+Believe it or not, I do have a life outside of the game. I live on the west coast of the United States, in a state no one seems to remember, Oregon. I currently attend high school, and am working hard to graduate top in my class. I enjoy to read, write, ski, philosophize on Facebook, and of course, play WoW.
-In the lore (including the RPG, novels, manga, and early games), almost all intelligent races speak Common as it is not a "human" language per se. Common is one of the primary languages known by many races. It is used as a kind of universal language by most members of the many races of Azeroth and Draenor.{{cite|WRPG|104}} Most if not all races have at least some understanding and speak some dialect of Common. Other dialects or languages derived or related to Common include [[Undercommon]], [[Low Common]], [[Gutterspeak]], and [[Nerglish]]. The modern Common used by humans was derived from the [[Azotha|"ancient tongue"]]. Some [[gnoll]]s are said to speak with a broken Common. Because Common is a universal language known by many races, characters that have never had contact with other races are often able communicate with each other on their first meeting. Other racial languages ([[Orcish]], [[Taur-ahe]], [[Gnomish]], etc,) are normally limited to their specific races, but are often learned by races that are most likely to encounter those races or read their language.
+Have a nice day . . . or else.
-The Common alphabet is made of up of ''letters'' from different alphabets: Latin, [[Wikipedia:Elder Futhark|Elder Futhark]] runic alphabet, [[Wikipedia:Faux Cyrillic|Faux Cyrillic]] (in a loading screen in Warcraft II), and an unknown original alphabet, see images for examples. The modern "Common" seems to share words with the English language (as well as often using the Latin alphabet), mixed with words from an ancient tongue (actually some Welsh, Latin, and other historical languages). For example, [[half-ogre]] is the Common term for the race that is a mixture of ogre and orc ancestry, whereas [[mok'nathal]] (lower-case) is the [[Orcish]] term for the same race.{{Cite|HPG|156}} At least two known dialects of true Common exist, a modern dialect, which relies more on English, and the "ancient tongue".{{Cite|LoC|89,177}}
-==Common Primer (official translations)==
-[[Image:Commoncyrillic.jpg|Common text in Warcraft 2 (Cyrillic letters)|thumb]]
-Here are a few common Common phrases and words, for which the translations have been officially confirmed by [[Blizzard]] or have actual real world translations:
-* '''[[Azeroth]]''' = Word derived from the name of the ancient human ancestors; [[Azotha]].{{Cite|LoC|18}}
-* '''Caer''' = means castle, fort/fortress, or citadel from the Welsh word Caer[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caer] (used in many Welsh places).
-* '''Daer''' = "People"{{Cite|LoC|19}}. (Has English roots.)
-* '''[http://www.wowwiki.com/images/6/65/Deogracias.ogg Deo Gracias]''' = "Give thanks unto God", from a hymn sung in the church in Warcraft II. (Latin roots)
-* '''[[Dwarf]]''' = "Diminutive"{{Cite|APG|140}}
-* '''Esarus thar no'Darador''' = "By blood and honor we serve."{{cite|OB&H|15}} ([[Valley of Heroes]])
-* '''Greenskin''' = A derogatory human term for orcs.{{cite|CotH|54}}
-* '''[[Half-ogre]]''' = A race that is born of mixed ogre and orc blood.{{Cite|HPG|156}}
-* '''[[Lordaeron]]''' = Name humans gave to northern human kingdom, derived from the [[Dwarven]] word "lorn" ("land"), the Common word "daer" ("people"), and the [[Thalassian]] word "ronae" ("peaceful").{{Cite|LoC|19}}
-* '''Rain Dance''' = The term in Common for a festival held in Darkshore (the elves have a different name for it).{{Cite|LoM|11}}
-* '''[[Thrall]]''' = "Slave"{{Cite|RotH|19}} {{Cite|LotC|29}}<ref>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=thrall</ref>
-* '''[[Trol'kalar]]''' = "Troll slayer" in the ancient tongue, the ancient dialect of Common used in the [[Arathor|Arathorian Empire]] based in [[Strom]].{{Cite|LoC|89,177}} ([[Quest: Sigil of Strom]])
-* '''Worship''' = A Common word{{Cite|LoM|143}} meaning to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power.<ref>http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary</ref>
+[http://www.wowhead.com/user=Mojoworkn -My Wowhead Page]
-===Human Names===
-Human parents grant a child its given name at birth, while its family name has a long history and usually speaks something of its bearer’s ancestry. Some humans change their family names to emphasize their own accomplishments.
-* Male Names: Merander, Gyram, Darrick, Hebry.
-* Female Names: Lilla, Merian, Richelle, Ammi.
-* Family Names: Renn, Townguard, Silversmith, Runetouch.{{Cite|WoWRPG|44}}
+{{User Alliance}} {{User class| hunter}} {{User race| draenei}} {{User Server| Draka| US}} <br> <br>
-=== Untranslated words or phrases===
-* '''[[Alterac]]''' - Former human nation in central Lordaeron.
-* '''[[Arathor]]''' - Former human nation in southeastern Lordaeron.
-* '''[[Arevass]]''' - River in [[Silverpine Forest]].
-* '''[[Andorhal]]''' - Former human town in [[Western Plaguelands]].
-* '''[[Azotha]]''' - Name of primitive race of humans from which the current race descended.
-* '''[[Balor]]''' - Former island colony of the kingdom of Azeroth.
-* '''Bur''' - Unknown
-* '''Caer Darrow''' - Former human city on the island of Darrowmere.
-* '''Dalaran''' - Human kingdom and the city of the same name.
-* '''[[Durnholde]]''' - Human fortress in [[Hillsbrad Foothills]].
-* '''[[Elwynn]]''' - Wooded region that envelops the heart of Stormwind kingdom.
-* '''[[Gilneas]]''' - Human nation in southwestern Lordaeron.
-* '''[[Kirin Tor]]''' - Human organization based out of Dalaran.
-* '''[[Kul Tiras]]''' - Human island nation in the seas south of Lordaeron.
-* '''[[Mardenholde]]''' - The fortress of [[Hearthglen]] in Western Plaguelands.
-* '''[[Mereldar]]''' - Lake in [[Eastern Plaguelands]].
-* '''[[Strahnbrad]]''' - Human town, now in ruins.
-* '''[[Stratholme]]''' - Former human town in Eastern Plaguelands.
-* '''[[Strom]]''' - Capital of [[Arathor]] where [[Stromgarde]] exists today.
-* '''[[Stromgarde]]''' - Human city in [[Arathi Highlands]].
-* '''[[Theramore]]''' - Human nation in [[Dustwallow Marsh]].
-* '''[[Tiragarde]]''' - Human fortress in [[Durotar]].
-* '''[[Tirisfal]]''' - Former human-settled region in northwestern Lordaeron.
-* '''[[Tol Barad]]''' - Former human-populated island south of Lordaeron.
-* [http://www.wowwiki.com/images/e/e7/Wzrdtowr.ogg Chant] - Said in the mage tower in Warcraft II.
-==Language Implementation in World of Warcraft==
-As mentioned above, in literature and earlier games almost all intelligent races speak Common. The pre-release ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' used to actually abide by this, but many players in the game's beta phase showed a lack of maturity in communication during battles. This caused Common to be the primary Alliance language and Orcish to be the primary Horde language. The Forsaken were given Common as a secondary language, but again, players showed a lack of maturity and this was taken away.
+==Fan FIction==
-==Common Words (speculation)==
-{{speculation}}
-This is the list of words created by the in-game language parser for the Common language, and is listed as language number seven (word range 423-546) in the Language text file.
+[http://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=182941 A Broken Dream {Prologue}]
-In the in-game translator, the language parser for Common shares similar words with Gutterspeak and Gnomish. The parser is used to mask both npc and players that speak "Common" when encountered by the Horde.
+[http://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=183373 A Broken Dream {Part I}]
-Note: The language algorithm used by the in-game "translator" merely makes the words look like Common. It does not actually use a specific dictionary. Therefore, translated in-game speech isn't true Common.
+==Roleplaying Characters==
-{| class="darktable"
+{| class="darktable sortable"
+|+
 |-
+!Name
-! Number of letters in word || Word List
+!Class
-|- class="alt"
+!RP(s)
-| One-letter words
+!Affiliation
-| A, E, I, O, U, Y
 |-
+| {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[User:Mojoworkn/Characters#Richard Price | Richard Price]] || [[Hunter]] || The Killing Games  || <font color="Blue">Alliance</font>
-| Two-letter words
-| An, Ko, Lo, Lu, Me, Ne, Re, Ru, Se, Ti, Va, Ve
-|- class="alt"
-| Three-letter words
-| Ash, Bor, Bur, Far, Gol, Hir, Lon, Mod, Nud, Ras, Ver, Vil, Vos
 |-
+| {{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[User:Mojoworkn/Characters#Isabel | Isabel]] || [[Holy Priest]] || The Killing Games|| <font color="Blue">Alliance</font>
-| Four-letter words
-| Ador, Agol, Dana, Goth, Lars, Noth, Nuff, Odes, Ruff, Thor, Uden, Veld, Vohl, Vrum
-|- class="alt"
-| Five-letter words
-| Algos, Barad, Borne, Melka, Ergin, Eynes, Garde, Gloin, Majis, Nagan, Novas, Regen, Tiras, Wirsh
 |-
+| {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[User:Mojoworkn/Characters#Gregor Killian | Gregor Killian]] || [[Sharpshooter]] || The Killing Games || <font color="Blue">Alliance</font>
-| Six-letter words
-| Aesire, Aziris, Daegil, Danieb, Ealdor, Engoth, Goibon, Mandos, Nevren, Rogesh, Rothas, Ruftos, Skilde, Valesh, Vandar, Waldir
-|- class="alt"
-| Seven-letter words
-| Andovis, Ewiddan, Faergas, Forthis, Kaelsig, Koshvel, Lithtos, Nandige, Nostyec, Novaedi, Sturume, Vassild
 |-
+| {{RaceIconExt|Gryphon}} [[User:Mojoworkn/Characters#Talon | Talon]] || [[Gryphon]] || The Killing Games || <font color="yellow">Independent</font>
-| Eight-letter words
-| Aldonoth, Cynegold, Endirvis, Hamerung, Landowar, Lordaere, Methrine, Ruftvess, Thorniss
-|- class="alt"
-| Nine-letter words
-| Aetwinter, Danagarde, Eloderung, Firalaine, Gloinador, Gothalgos, Regenthor, Udenmajis, Vandarwos, Veldbarad
-|-
-| Ten-letter words
-| Aelgestron, Cynewalden, Danavandar, Dyrstigost, Falhedring, Vastrungen
-|- class="alt"
-| Eleven-letter words
-| Agolandovis, Bornevalesh, Dornevalesh, Farlandowar, Forthasador, Thorlithtos, Vassildador, Wershaesire
 |-
+| {{RaceIcon|Cultist|Male}} [[User:Mojoworkn/Characters#Locke Weinhart | Locke Weinhart]] || [[Warlock]] || The Killing Games || <font color="yellow">Independent</font>
-| Twelve-letter words
-| Golveldbarad, Golveldbarad, Mandosdaegil, Nevrenrothas, Waldirskilde
-|}
+|}
-===Word & Phrase List (speculation)===
-*"Goibon Uden Lo" = "Guards!" or "Guards help me!"
-*"Uden" = "Help!"
-*"Bur" = "lol"  (When an Alliance player says "Lol" it will appear as "Bur" to Horde players. This is similar to how "Lol" in Orcish translates to "Kek" for Alliance players. Regardless, it has now been referenced as an official term.<ref>[[Orcish / Common Dictionary]]</ref>
-*"Landowar" = "Alliance"
-*"Lordaeron" = "Peaceful land of the people" (rough translation)
-*"[[Or'Kalar]]" = Orc Killer, like Trol'kalar, the name shares the same word kalar, implying it is from the same ancient tongue used in the [[Arathorian Empire]] and [[Strom]]. As it is a ogre name it could be a form of [[Low Common]].
-*"Or" = Orc
-*"Trol" = Troll
-*"Kalar" = Killer
-*"Deo Gracias" = Interestingly, the church building's sound in [[Warcraft II]] is "Deo Gracias", Latin for "Thanks be to God", which is also the name for several different traditional cathedral hymns. The reason for using Latin as a spoken language is not clear. It is possibly a use of stock sound effects, an [[easter egg]] for those who know of the hymn, or an attempt to include a foreign sounding language for the humans. Although Latin plays a partial role in the [[Warcraft universe]], as seen in the RPG with "Spiritus Mundi" and with some names as part of languages such as [[Kalimag]], Latin and other languages derived from it are used in the universe in a few other places such as: in Warcraft II with the church building's sound, in Warcraft III's [[Altar of Kings]] with "Amen", and in ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' with the order acknowledgment sounds of the [[Bat Rider]] unit. Other languages derived from Latin are also used for terms like "En Fuego", Spanish for "on fire", as well as [[El Pollo Grande]].
-* '''[[Caer Darrow]]'''= Caer means "fort". Darrow may be derived from the word "daer" meaning "people. This would mean Caer Darrow may mean People's Fort or Fort of the People.{{fact}}
-==In Other Materials==
-Common is derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_and_Dragons Dungeons and Dragons] roleplaying game. In that game, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_%28language%29 Common] tongue is a lingua franca, or a universal language, spoken natively by humans and bilingually by other races. The concept is derived from Westron, the "common tongue" of Tolkien's Middle Earth, hence the name. It is the language of humans, halflings, half-elves, and half-orcs.<ref>http://www.d20srd.org/srd/skills/speakLanguage.htm</ref> The Common tongue also has great hints of the Icelandic tongue.
-==References==
-<references/>
-{{Language_links}}
-[[Category:Game terms]]
-[[Category:Languages]]