Based on an extremely limited knowledge of Quenya, I attempted to translate this poem. I would appreciate any corrections, and I apologize for the crudeness of...
Thank you to everyone who has commented on my poem. I thought it would be easier to correct by dividing each verse per day. Here is the second verse: Imíca...
Hey Peoples, i'm STILL trying to locate some good (read: quality, not too expensive) sources to help me with learning Tengwar and Quenya -Are there texts...
I am composing a song I would like to sing, and I have written the lyrics in English. However, my intent is to perform this in Quenya. Is there anyone here who...
Ok, I promised myself I wouldn't ask this list again unless I really had no ther option. Well, now I have no other option. I was wondering if anyone knew how...
I am new to the group, and I have a few questions: 1. What is considered the best (and easiest) Quenya pronounciation guide for beginners? 2. When you write...
... dative "us"? I know I have also seen _allen_ vs. _len_ (though I can't give a reference at the moment) and figured that _adden_ would be reasonable ...
Greetings all! I am new here! I love the languages of Tolkien's stories and I am need of some help. Is there anyone that is good with Quenya?? I to translate...
... The Sarati could be adapted to Coptic, Ge'ez or Klingon, for that matter, but one has to consider whether the Sarati are appropriate for the writing of...
Hello, my name is April and I'm another newbie. Just joined a few days ago...Can anyone tell me where I can learn all this elf stuff. Cause I like elfs and...
Here's the first stanza, I haven't translated the rest yet but what do you think? tiron ned i dhû sílol I look out into the shining night, ar elenath sílar...
In a message dated 6/28/02 4:52:57 AM, elfling@yahoogroups.com writes: << Humanity has managed pretty well without adding _homosexuality_ (a Latin Greek...
Help me, please. There's _voro_ - continually, originated from _BOR_. I need verb and noun - "to last" and "continuation/lasting". So, will it be _vor-_...
Hi, I'm new to Elfling. I'm just beginning to learn, and thanks to Helge Fauskanger I am a novice in Sindarin (ie The bird is an animal etc). Hopefully this...
I was wondering if Tolkien ever stated what PQ stem(s) the name Melkor is derived from. I couldn't help thinking of the PIE root _mel-_ meaning "strong,...
Greetings, As announced earlier, here is the June update of the sindarin dictionary: http://www.geocities.com/almacq.geo/sindar * Lexicon updated to 0.98...
Aiya :) This doesn't work anymore :( http://gildor.freepage.gr/faq.html :o( Could you tell me where I can find the "name translator" please ? I suppose Gildor...
Creatures! I don't know if you discussed this before, but what about sequence of tenses in Quenya? Does it exist there? In Russian, for example, there is no...
Aia friends, mishmash question: am I right if I suppose that the adjective "ripe" in English is related to the verb "reap"? Or is it just a coincidence? If the...
greetings, could someone tell me which one is correct? 'e airne ist' (he desired knowledge) or should it be: 'e ist airne or even: 'ho airne ist' comments...
Suilad mellyn nin, I've been spending some time reading different people's ideas about the derivation of Sindarin Interrogative Pronouns. So far, I've come...
When I was learning Japanese I could not get some OK it was a lot of sounds down (I would miss interpret them) so is there a site or something that would have...
...to choose a startlingly original subject header. I'm a newbie here, by the name of Dan Jones [1]. I'm sure there are a few here who would remember me from...
Hi everybody, *** First post, newbie alert!! *** Whilst doing my best to work out how to transcribe and/or translate my daughter's name Ella into Quenya or...
In developing a language for a set of stories I'm writing (off-topic), I have been studying Quenya and learning some techniques for building words from...
Hello, good scholars of Tolkien. I have a tremendous favor to ask of you. I must confess that I am not gifted when it comes to foreign languages but my...
"The Elfling list exists to further the scholarly study of the languages invented by J.R.R. Tolkien." A: -- What? "Scholarly study"? It's must be a joke... B:...
greek grammar doesn't possess at all anything close to mutations (well it unofficially does in spoken language, but it's not confirmed by any grammar :))... I...
