As we know very few Khazdun words, it is hardly surprising that we have no minimal pairs, but k vs. Khazdun also possesses unaspirated stops, like French and Russian k and t, but unlike the situation in both English, French and Russian, Khazdun k and t are phonemes in their own right, that must be distinguished from kh and th. (Note that kh and th do not here denote German ach-Laut and th as in English thin.) Initial English k and t are also aspirated, but probably not as strongly as in Khazdun. There were at least two aspirated stops, kh and th, i.e k and t followed by h. The phonology was in some respects peculiar compared to other contemporary languages. Of the Dwarvish language we are told that 'structurally and grammatically it differed widely from all other languages.' It seems that it was widely regarded as the proverbial 'difficult language,' like many Westerners think of Chinese today. Used by permission and altered slightly to fit the world of Farland). (The following excerpt is from an article by Helge K. Dwarven Glossary The Structure of Khazdun (Dwarven)
