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Mastering twelve languages, Tolkien's skills as a linguist enabled him to realize complex consequences to creating languages of his own. The languages of Middle Earth are more than just mere compilations of grammatical structure and sounds, but have a complete history behind them that contributes to their structure, range of vocabulary, and identity. Khazdul, the language of the race discussed here, is exclusive to the Dwarves and is almost never discussed outside of the Dwarf community. Thusly, and as with the other languages, Khazdul has evolved over time to fit the linguistic needs of culture. However, our focus is not necessarily on Khazdul itself, especially since Khazdul was such an esoteric language that was rarely shared with communities outside that of the Dwarves; like the non-Dwarf races of middle earth, we know little about it. For instance, Dwarf interaction with other races in the affairs of trade created language barriers that were solved by the......

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