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==Description==
Language that [[Orks]] speak reflects their nature, being a crude and unsubtle one, but possessing more insults and war terms than any other. It is known to consist of many dialects, that wary between different [[Clans]] and worlds.{{Fn|4}} These dialects are changing as Orks migrate around the galaxy, contacting other species and adopting words from these their languages. Orks often loot things they like from other races and particularly useful words and phases are no exception.{{Fn|1}} Because of it, Ork language includes many loan words, including the ones taken from [[Low Gothic]], however, due to the their physiology Orks are unable to pronounce some sounds and most of those get heavily changed.{{Fn|5}} It is speculated that at same point in history all Orks spoke the same form of the language, the one Imperial scholars call ''Old High Orkish''.{{Fn|1}} Ork language can be learned by humans to some extent, the most famous example being [[Sebastian Yarrick]], who learned it from a captured greenskin.{{Fn|6}}
The Ork language uses a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logogram logographic system] and is written in the form of glyphic script. Its core consists of glyphs that indicate Clan, Warband, common Ork concepts and elements of Ork names. These are augmented by phonetic runes that can be used to write most Ork words and words from other languages.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} The resulting script is mainly used to indicate ownership, signify tribal affilation, record battle honours and other such tasks. They are not often used to write down history texts or battle manuals. Instead, Orks have a very strong oral tradition with myths and legends passed from Ork to Ork. Only Meks with their jargon write and share useful bits of knowledge.{{Fn|1}}
