The Dwarven spoken today has changed little from the ancient dwarven language that originated eons before the advent of humans on Tellene. Dwarven vocabulary is comprised of short words with specific meanings; there is little ambiguity. Many dwarven words are under three syllables long, and most words are only two syllables. Double consonants are used infrequently, and double vowels are used sparingly.

When conjugated, all verbs end in a vowel, with the stress usually being placed on that last vowel. The vowel used will indicate the subject of the verb. For example, the dwarven word for "to run" is dorom. An 'i' on the end (doromi) means "She (or it, female) runs;" an "o" (doromo) means "He (or it, male) runs;" an "e" (dorome) reflects first person (I run). Plurality (they, male and female, and we) is reflected in the length of time the final vowel sound is held. For example, an "o" held for longer than three seconds would indicate a large number of people or items (they); an "e" held for a full second would indicate two or three people (we). Plurality in the written language is expressed by a series of backslashes () after the vowel. The number of backslashes also indicates the length of time the final vowel is to be held.

Dwarven is written from right to left or up to down.