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What language did the Hobbits speak in Lord of Rings?

The Hobbits in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings spoke Westron, also known as Common Speech.

While Tolkien created numerous languages for his world, Westron was the most widely spoken language in Middle-earth by the Third Age. It was a language of trade and diplomacy, and even the Elves eventually adopted it as a common tongue.

The Hobbits were known for their fondness of their own dialect, often using a more archaic form of Westron, and sometimes including elements of their own unique language, Hobbit-tongue.

It's important to note that while Westron was a spoken language, Tolkien never explicitly defined a written form for it. However, he did create a writing system known as the Common Script, which was used by various peoples of Middle-earth, including the Hobbits.

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