Changes: Gobbledegook

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"Over the murmur of the river he could make out more voices, but they were not speaking English or any human language he had ever heard. It was a rough and unmelodious tongue, a string of rattling, guttural noises..."

— Harry Potter overhears Griphook and Gornuk converse in Gobbledegook.^[src]

Gobbledegook is the native language of the goblins. It has been described as a harsh, rasping language, which makes it sound distinctly inhuman. It is able to be spoken by non-goblins; Barty Crouch Sr., Dirk Cresswell, and Albus Dumbledore were known to speak the language.

Known uses

Gobbledegook is one of the seventy-two languages in which Miranda Goshawk's Book of Spells was published in.
In the Three Broomsticks Inn, it is spoken by two goblins defrauded by Ludovic Bagman in 1995.
In 1997 when Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley overhear fellow fugitives Dirk Cresswell and the Goblins Gornuk and Griphook converse in Gobbledegook, while they were on the run from the Snatchers.

Known words

Bladvak means "pickaxe" in Gobbledegook, according to Ludovic Bagman.

Etymology

Gobbledygook, or Gibberish, are synonyms of the word "nonsense". It's likely that wizards started calling the language Gobbledegook, because it sounded unlike any language they knew and seemed just gibberish in their ears. It's possible or even likely, that Gobbledegook language is referred to with an completely different word in Gobbledegook.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Mentioned only)

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+{{Quote|Over the murmur of the river he could make out more voices, but they were not speaking English or any human language he had ever heard. It was a rough and unmelodious tongue, a string of rattling, guttural noises...|Harry Potter overhears Griphook and Gornuk converse in Gobbledegook.|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
-'''Gobbledegook''' is the native language of the [[Goblin]]s. [[Barty Crouch Sr|Bartemius Crouch]], [[Dirk Cresswell]], and [[Albus Dumbledore]] are known non-Goblin speakers. There is only one word of Gobbledegook specifically stated in the series, bladvak, which, according to [[Ludo Bagman]], means pickaxe.
+[[File:Goblin.jpg|thumb|190px|A Goblin, a speaker of Gobbledegook.]]
+'''Gobbledegook''' is the native language of the [[Goblin|goblins]]. It has been described as a harsh, rasping language, which makes it sound distinctly inhuman. It is able to be spoken by non-goblins; [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]], [[Dirk Cresswell]], and [[Albus Dumbledore]] were known to speak the language.
-During the serie it has been spoken two times: in [[The Three Broomsticks]], by two goblins defrauded by [[Ludo Bagman|Ludo]]; and by [[Dirk Cresswell]] and the goblins [[Gornuk]] and [[Griphook]], during their scape from the [[Snatchers]].
+==Known uses==
+*Gobbledegook is one of the seventy-two languages in which [[Miranda Goshawk]]'s ''[[Book of Spells]]'' was published in.
+*In the [[Three Broomsticks Inn]], it is spoken by two goblins defrauded by [[Ludovic Bagman]] in [[1995]].
+*In [[1997]] when [[Harry Potter]], [[Hermione Granger]], and [[Ronald Weasley]] overhear fellow fugitives [[Dirk Cresswell]] and the Goblins [[Gornuk]] and [[Griphook]] converse in Gobbledegook, while they were on the run from the [[Snatchers]].
+==Known words==
+*''Bladvak'' means "pickaxe" in Gobbledegook, according to [[Ludovic Bagman]].
+==Etymology==
+''Gobbledygook'', or Gibberish, are synonyms of the word "nonsense". It's likely that wizards started calling the language Gobbledegook, because it sounded unlike any language they knew and seemed just gibberish in their ears. It's possible or even likely, that Gobbledegook language is referred to with an completely different word in Gobbledegook.
+==See also==
+*[[Mermish]]
+*[[Parseltongue]]
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' {{Mention}}
+[[es:Duendigonza]]
-{{stub}}
+[[fr:Gobelbabil]]
+[[pl:Język goblidegucki]]
 [[Category:Goblins]]
 [[Category:Languages]]