Orcish Dictionary

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Orcish Dictionary
by Buck/Gnash Defias Brotherhood

Copied this from Kozgugore, who in turn copied it from Hakon.

Keep in mind that the translations might not be completely precise - there's no official source for translations as far as I can tell.

General

* "Aka'magosh." = "A blessing on you and yours."
* "Bin mog g'thazag cha!" = "I will protect you!"
* "Dae'mon" = "Twisted soul"/"Demon"
* "Dranosh" = "Heart of Draenor"
* "Gar'mak" = "Anguish" (One of Overlord Agmar's pet wolves)
* "Gol'kosh!" = "By my axe!"
* "Grombolar" = "Bowels of the giant"
* "Grommash" = "Giant's Heart" (Source: Inscription on the Monument to Grom Hellscream in Ashenvale; also mentioned in the Harvest Festival quest "Honoring A Hero")
* "Kagh!" = "Run!"
* "Lak'tuk" = "Suffering" (One of Overlord Agmar's pet wolves)
* "Lo'Gosh" = "Ghost Wolf"
* "Mag'har" = "Uncorrupted" (In context; brown-skinned orcs)
* "Mok'nathal" = "The Sons of Nath" (honorable title)
* "Mok'ra" = An untranslated greeting. ("Hello"?)
* "Nagrand" = "Land of Winds"
* "Oshu'gun" = "Mountain of Spirits"
* "Thrall-Hall!" = "Honor Thrall!" (A greeting.)
* "Throm-Ka." = "Well met." (A greeting.)
* "Trk'hsk" = "Bloodshed in battle" (some orcs in the Durnholde area use the word with a different meaning, namely "that sacrificed to the earth in order to make crops grow")
* "Zug-zug." = Acknowledgement and agreement; roughly the equivalent of "okay".

Battle

* "Dabu." = "I obey"
* "Lok-Narash!" = "Arm yourselves!"
* "Lok-Regar!" = "Ready for orders!"
* "Lok-Tar!" = "Victory!" (A war cry. Also a greeting while in combat.)
* "Lok-Tar Ogar!" = "Victory or Death!" (A war cry.)
* "Swobu." = "As you command."

Orcish traditions

* "Kosh'harg" = A gathering of orcish clans held in the shadow of Oshu'gun.
* "Lok'amon" = Traditional orcish song sung about starting a family.
* "Lok'tra" = Traditional orcish song sung about a battle.
* "Lok'vadnod" = Traditional orcish song sung about the life of a hero.
* "Mak'gora" = A challenge to combat (to defend ones honor).
* "Om'riggor" = The orcish rite of adulthood

And here's the link for the wiki-page: http://www.wowwiki.com/Orcish

Learn your orcish proper!