... I wouldn't bet for the simple "object being lenited" rule (i.e. VERB [° OBJECT]) to be so firmly established and so general. A quick comparison with...
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Lena
elena_s_g
May 7, 2003 7:44 pm
... Yes, I agree that could be the case. I don't see how else "Daur" could be explained, unless it's not "taur" but some other word, that we still know nothing...
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amanibhavam
percival64
May 7, 2003 7:38 pm
... It sounds interesting, but can it be that _first_ it was the phonological reasons that governed the rules of mutations, but later, as the language evolved,...
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Lena
elena_s_g
May 7, 2003 6:57 pm
... <helge.fauskanger@...> wrote: > OBJECT of ... To me it looks like predicative, not the object of "avon" (whether you call it a gerund or...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
May 7, 2003 4:01 pm
... Mostly, yes. But according to http://www.elvish.org/gwaith/movie_fotr.htm#doorspell, he also tries a bit of Quenya. --Kai MacTane ... "I think that...
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Jerry Aurand(Fillan)
aurandfillan@...
May 7, 2003 3:56 pm
"'Flesh' in the sense of that you are using there is more of an abstract noun (denoting composition of what the lion is eating, not exactly how many he is...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
May 7, 2003 3:34 pm
teithant Wei Wu Wei ... Rodyn is plural... the singular is unattested but it must be Rodon btw why not a sindarinised form of Ainu? ...
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Carrie Miller
yokosuka_miller@...
May 7, 2003 3:23 pm
Ivan - Erufailon wrote: I'm new on the list.... I'm from Belgrade, Serbia (anyone from this forgotten part of the world???) My grandfather is Serbian - his...
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Wei Wu Wei
aranelle_cui...
May 7, 2003 3:23 pm
... Perhaps you could use _Rodyn_ meaning "Vala"---I had to translate "Angels of Avalon" into _Rodyn o Thol-Hithren_ which is literally "Valar of Isle-Misty"....
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Helge K. Fauskanger
helge.fauskanger@...
May 7, 2003 3:23 pm
... _aníron suilad_, and a literal translation with a gerund used as substantive, "I refuse the speaking", is also valid. _Avon peded_ therefore seems quite...
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Vendis
veendis
May 7, 2003 3:22 pm
... and understand the language in the Lord of the Rings. Only thing is the only thing I see that I can understand is the chant made by Saruman on his tower. ...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
May 7, 2003 8:10 am
tiethant Rudy Moreno ... hmmm Varno 'brown, swart' ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ÁðïêôÞóôå ôç...
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Jerome Colburn
jcolburn@...
May 7, 2003 7:27 am
... I'm reminded of the first verse of "Entre les Étoiles" (one of the Singing Nun's songs), referring to the night when the hearer was conceived: "La nuit...
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Ruth Mayes
oselleruth
May 7, 2003 5:04 am
Actually, Gandolf is using Sindarin in trying to open the Moria gate. Oselle Kai MacTane <kmactane@...> wrote: [...] That's right; you're learning...
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elen_sila_lumen_oment...
elen_sila_lu...
May 7, 2003 5:00 am
Hi everyone,I just joined to group.I love studying elvish.It is a beautiful language.I am looking forward to the benefits of this group. Sincerely, Justin...
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Rudy Moreno
alcarnamo
May 7, 2003 5:00 am
Hi my name is Rodolfo Moreno and i found out what my name is : " fame wolf" Alcanarmo But now i need to know what my last name is, I have been to a couple...
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The Lady Inque
ladyinque
May 7, 2003 4:48 am
Simple, why you haven't found what you're looking for. Only Saruman's line is in Quenya. The rest are in Sindarin, another elf language. You can find a great...
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oselleruth
May 7, 2003 4:33 am
So far I haven't seen a word in Sinarin for "angel". However I have seen where adding the ending "-rim" means "peoples of". Is it conceivable that "menelrim";...
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D. Daniel Andriës
uialdil@...
May 6, 2003 6:44 pm
... You're looking for Sindarin words in a Quenya wordlist ... that's not going to help. The large majority of the Elvish in the movies is Sindarin, not ...
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Kai MacTane
kmactane
May 6, 2003 5:23 pm
... That's right; you're learning Quenya, but the usual language of day-to-day speech at the end of the Third Age is Sindarin. So that's what you're hearing in...
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elvin_tari
May 6, 2003 4:50 pm
I have been studying the Quenya language in hope to be able to use it and understand the language in the Lord of the Rings. Only thing is the only thing I see...
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Almie Elenwe
almie_elenwe
May 6, 2003 4:47 pm
... to keep ... Wonderful storytelling! And I'm yet one of those who'd like to see Akallabêth movie! I love all things Númenórean. Please continue, I'd like...
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Ester Fjellander
matvejevna
May 6, 2003 4:02 pm
... A little further on, Fauskanger mentions the attested -ro (he) and -re (she), as well as the extrapolated -rye (meaning both he, she and it). The section...
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Sanja Jovanovic
kobaja8
May 6, 2003 4:00 pm
Hey everybody! I introduced myself few days ago, and with a small dose of fear and impatience I have decided to send you one of my translated poems. I believe...
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Lena
elena_s_g
May 6, 2003 12:35 pm
... I see now, thanx a lot :) It's just that in all languages that I'm more or less familiar with there is only one or two infinitive forms (except for...
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amanibhavam
percival64
May 6, 2003 11:44 am
... Material names tend to be used in singular in Hungarian also (which is FinnoUgric), so flesh is _hús_ so "I eat flesh (or rather meat)" _Húst eszem_ in...
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Eddin Najetovic
eldin_of_cui...
May 6, 2003 8:07 am
... 'Flesh' in the sense of that you are using there is more of an abstract noun (denoting composition of what the lion is eating, not exactly how many he is ...
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voltai1
May 6, 2003 6:46 am
Ok.....(gathers mental facilities)....some words....are the same when plural in English. Yes....flesh, a flesh?, lotsa flesh?, just flesh in general? I'd...
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Elizabeth Matz
amocantare
May 6, 2003 6:45 am
... From: "Helge K. Fauskanger" <helge.fauskanger@...> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:09:51 +0200 To: <elfling@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [elfling] Atlantean...
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DDanielA@...
uialdil
May 5, 2003 11:06 pm
... I wouldn't think so. If you think about it, most Sindarin words of more than two syllables (except for certain verbal forms) ARE compounds. Words that are...
