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Monday, 15 May 2023

Linguistic Archaeology: Tolkien's Orcs

 Orcs of Middle Earth

1. Azog
2. Balcmeg
3. Boldog
4. Bolg
5. Golfimbul
6. Gorbag
7. Gorgol
8. Grishnákh
9. Lagduf
10. Lug
11. Lugdush
12. Mauhúr
13. Muzgash
14. Orcoba
15. Othrod
16. Radbug
17. Shagrat
18. Snaga
19. Ufthak
20. Uglúk

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
12 60%    1   5%      2 10%    8  40%       9   45%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
7  35%     2 10%      5  25%    3  15%       16 80%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
7  35%     0   0%      3  15%    10 50%      4   20%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
2  10%     0   0%      0    0%      8  40%      5   25%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
3  15%     0   0%      0     0%     0    0%       0     0%

Z      %
2 10%


Popularity of use
80% G:
60% A, G:
50% L, A, G:
45% U, L, A, G: Lug,
40% R, O, U, L, A, G: Gorgol, Gorgol,
35% H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Bolg, Gorbag,
25% S, D, H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Lugdush, Radbug, Boldog,
20% M, S, D, H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Mauhúr,
15% T, K, F, M, S, D, H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Shagrat, Ufthak, Othrod, Uglúk, Lagduf,
10% Z, N, C, I, T, K, F, M, S, D, H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Muzgash, Orcoba, Snaga, Grishnákh, Azog, Golfimbul,
5% E, Z, N, C, I, T, K, F, M, S, D, H, B, R, O, U, L, A, G: Balcmeg,
0% V, W, X, Y, P, Q, J

Tolkien's Orcs originate in the G linguistic Group. They begin at 45%, rising to a cultural peak at 10% - Azog is chief of Orcs at this time. So he is probably the first and the last of his name. Declining down to 5%.

2d10   Letter       2d10   Letter    1d20         length
  02         E               11      G           01               3
  03         Z               12      L           02-03          4
  04        N               13      O           04-05         5
  05        T               14      B            06-15         6
  06        M               15      S          16-18          7
  07        H               16      D           19-20         9
  08        R                17      F
  09        U                18      K
  10        A                19       I
                                 20      C

Prohibited: V, W, X, Y, P, Q, J

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