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.

Of course, there is also the possibility that Gobbledegook is called just that (or some close phonetical approximation) in the language. The similarity of the words "goblin" and "gobbledegook" should not be dismissed out of hand. If this is the case, it is not too hard to imagine how it might have made its way into muggle language through some muggleborns accidentally letting the word slip when they went back home for vacation.

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}}
-[[File:Goblin.jpg|190px|thumb|right|A goblin, speaker of gobbledegook]]
+[[File:Goblin.jpg|thumb|190px|A Goblin, speaker of Gobbledegook.]]
-'''Gobbledegook''' is the native language of the [[Goblin]]s. [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.|Barty Crouch Sr.]], [[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 [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo Bagman]], means pickaxe. It is the only Gobbledegook word that Bagman knows.
-During the series it has been spoken two times: in [[Three Broomsticks Inn|The Three Broomsticks]], by two goblins defrauded by [[Ludovic Bagman|Ludo]]; and by [[Dirk Cresswell]] and the goblins [[Gornuk]] and [[Griphook]], while they were on the run from the [[Snatchers]].
+'''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.
+==Known uses==
-It has been described as a harsh, rasping language, which makes it sound distinctly inhuman.
+*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.
-''Gobbledegook'', or Gibberish, are words that are nonsense.
+Of course, there is also the possibility that Gobbledegook is called just that (or some close phonetical approximation) in the language. The similarity of the words "goblin" and "gobbledegook" should not be dismissed out of hand. If this is the case, it is not too hard to imagine how it might have made its way into muggle language through some muggleborns accidentally letting the word slip when they went back home for vacation.
 ==See also==
-* [[Mermish]]
+*[[Mermish]]
-* [[Parseltongue]]
+*[[Parseltongue]]
 ==Appearances==
-* ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
-* ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''
+*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]'' {{Mention}}
+[[es:Duendigonza]]
 [[fr:Gobelbabil]]
+[[pl:Język goblidegucki]]
+[[pt-br:Grugulês]]
 [[Category:Goblins]]
 [[Category:Languages]]