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Overview

Orcspeak or Old Orc (Commonspeak), also Ningo (Orcspeak \ˈninɡoʊ\ for word of the Ning), is named for its association with the species that invented it. It is inspired by real world Japanese.

History

Orcspeak was spoken by the Ning for the first half of the Shattered Age, until the rise of The Empire of Acrolon and the adoption of the Imperialspeak language.

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 =Overview=
-Orctongue ([[Enchiridian]], [[Orctongue]]: ''Ningo'', meaning ''word of the ning'') was the ancient language of the [[orcs]]. It is inspired by the Japanese language.
+Orcspeak or Old Orc ([[Commonspeak]]), also ''Ningo'' {{lang|Orcspeak|ˈninɡoʊ|\ˈninɡoʊ\|word of the Ning}}, is named for its association with the species that invented it. It is inspired by real world Japanese.
 =History=
-Orctongue was spoken by the Ning for the entire [[Shattered Age]] and the first century of the [[Dark Age]], afterward it was overtaken by [[Radiant]] as the dominant language of orc society in [[Tonwei Unchained]].
+Orcspeak was spoken by the Ning for the first half of the [[Shattered Age]], until the rise of [[The Empire of Acrolon]] and the adoption of the [[Imperialspeak]] language.