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I wish somebody could tell me about a list, a group dadicated to the Latin language, if there happens to be one. Or a very good source, because I've recently...
2 Sep 8, 2003
4:34 pm

Jerry Aurand(Fillan)
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Here is a thought from out of nowhere: Are the Tolkein languages considered 'dead' languages, capable of expressing new, current thoughts dealing with concepts...
15 Sep 8, 2003
8:19 am

BP Jonsson
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Does anyone know of any elven translators where you type in the sentence and it automatically translates it into english and visa versa? i found one that does...
1 Sep 8, 2003
2:11 am

Anonymous
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HI! I'm kind of new to all the elvish linguistics. I was wondering if anyone could help me write elvish in my pc. I`ve downloaded every possible Tengwar font...
3 Sep 7, 2003
1:14 am

Chris Ruzin
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It's not well known that Tolkien suffered from dyslexia. This might se= em like an odd claim, given Tolkien's ability to produce sheets of beautifully= clear...
5 Sep 6, 2003
2:54 pm

iiipitaka
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... I agree with the other replyers that this is probably an effect of the close similarity between the signs, and the natural tendency to put a serif on the...
1 Sep 6, 2003
12:15 pm

BP Jonsson
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The vowel ë, what is the pronunciation of this vowel in regards to elvish? And, consequently, what would be the symbol / tehtar for this? Is it one of the...
7 Sep 6, 2003
9:22 am

A.W.T.
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Hello, Someone cited dragons as being immortal; I didn't know that...where is that found? Thanks, peace.love.straw6erryfields.aloysius. -Julienne (Nessimelle)...
2 Sep 6, 2003
8:22 am

Rácsai Róbert
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I need help with a phrase in quinya. Could someone please tell me what they would interpret it as: Mélalva maruvalvë It is a phrase I put together myself and...
1 Sep 5, 2003
4:16 pm

Lars Pettersson
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... Mutation? ... meaning developed In N from original "outside, beside", and that prefix didn't cause soft mutation, as _Argad(or)_ shows: _gad_ was Dor....
9 Sep 5, 2003
7:58 am

Lena
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Good evening! I would like to introduce myself to this list with a short question. I've translated the phrase "For writing the elven-language with the ...
3 Sep 4, 2003
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Lukas Novak
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Hi to everybody I don't know, do anybody know a bit of polish, if yes, i`d like to invite you on my page: http://amon_ethir.w.interia.pl If you will write to...
1 Sep 4, 2003
7:28 am

Moritinuviel
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Hi everyone! i was wondering, how would the phrase "Anything new under Isil?" sound in Q maybe Ma' qua vinya nu' Isil? please share ur opinion nai Isil siluva...
1 Sep 3, 2003
5:09 am

Nelley P.
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I'm having trouble with this one. Would "uulamma" be a possible word for "silence"? Or has anybody come up with a better idea? [Non-text portions of this...
2 Sep 2, 2003
5:26 pm

Atwe
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I am thinking about a translation for the planet PLUTO. I didn't find an official Quenya or Sindarin equivalent. Pluto/Plouton was the name of the Greek "god...
1 Sep 2, 2003
4:12 pm

quendil_gondolindrim
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Suilad everybody, I just (again!) revised my little 'poem' (if one might say so) about Fingolfin and now came to the decision I want to try to write it in the...
6 Sep 2, 2003
4:35 am

elimloth
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I've been trying to write some Sindarin poetry but I got stuck on this line: Hope shines like a star in the darkness. I can translate everything except the...
5 Sep 2, 2003
4:18 am

Maethor
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One Last Cold Kiss (Lyrics by Felix Pappalardi, sung by Christy Moore) First the whole song in English and Quenya, followed by a list of some of the words I...
1 Sep 1, 2003
6:28 pm

Nath Kuijpers
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Hello all; I have made some poems and I'd like to know if something wrong in them. I have some troubles with lenitions and some verbs, so I'd like to know if I...
1 Sep 1, 2003
6:13 pm

Aranelle E Labigni
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Hello all, I heard somewhere that Avallonian was another name for Quenya. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this. Sorry if this is a juvenille ...
5 Sep 1, 2003
5:46 pm

Patrick VanDusen
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An eiril nîn, Am mellyn nîn, Initial explanations: "Sindarin Proper" is Sindarin as Tolkien perceived it after the publication of the Lord of the Rings, ...
5 Aug 30, 2003
8:30 pm

Hans
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Gwaith-i-Phethdain (www.elvish.org/gwaith) update from August 30, 2003: Today John Garth, author of the forthcoming Tolkien's biography "Tolkien and the Great...
1 Aug 30, 2003
6:49 pm

Ryszard Derdzinski
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I've written a poem in Sindarin - any thoughts or suggestions are VERY welcome. Ir Glawar Fîr (When Sunlight Wanes) By Celebriel Esgaledhel [b]Ir glawar fîr,...
6 Aug 30, 2003
5:56 pm

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Can anyone recommend some good Sindarin dictionary? Those I found till now are not detailed and rather inaccurate. Thanks in advance. ved [Non-text portions of...
4 Aug 30, 2003
5:35 pm

Arwen Wilson
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I'm working on a Quenya translation of "My Heart Will Go On" (very nice son= g!) from the movie Titanic. I need a word for "distance"; ('far across the...
3 Aug 30, 2003
5:33 pm

Andrew
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This is a short poem by William Wordsworth that I have translated into Sindarin. Comments and advice would be helpful! William Wordsworth... untitled She...
2 Aug 30, 2003
3:48 pm

elhath *
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HY! I've been searching the web for some time now and I can't find nothing so I'm asking you to help me if you can. I'm interested in ancient Egyptian Book of...
4 Aug 30, 2003
3:59 am

evenstar
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Thanks in advance for helping me to correct this text. Evenstar Tarë, minë arë, nertëa astava, neldëa coranereva, neldëa randava, cantëa lúmë. That...
8 Aug 30, 2003
2:58 am

evenstar
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Hi all, I have two questions: 1. Sindarin: Can somebody please explain the form "prestar aen" in the movie prologue to me? I find no Sindarin participle in -r,...
6 Aug 29, 2003
3:53 pm

Nelley P.
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Hi everyone I'm Nabil Boschman from Canada and this is my first question for Elfling. In Quenya when a noun is dualized are its adjectives pluralized or...
2 Aug 29, 2003
3:51 pm

Vendis
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