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30028 Aaron Shaw
maethorgalad Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
8:40 pm
... An excellent thought. Thanks for sharing! Aaron...
30027 Lukas Novak
lukas.novak@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
5:20 pm
Atwe scripsit: [...]> "There is/are" is an English idiom, which cannot be ... IMHO, "ea" is used for all cases of "existence&quot;. "Na" only serves as copula. Am I...
30026 chris_friederich
chris_friede... Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
5:18 pm
This is the first composition that I have decided to publish on Elfling. After translating this, I found an older translation (composed by David Salo, I...
30025 Thorsten Renk
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Jul 2, 2004
1:11 pm
... This is an interesting problem since _analta yulma_ is only 'an exceedingly large cup' whereas 'the largest cup' needs the genitive _analta yulmaron_ ...
30024 osmithuin Send Email Jul 2, 2004
6:31 am
Hey there! Sorry this post took so long. I've been too busy :(. ... there is no strict rule and in poetry even less, but usually it is put before the noun,...
30023 Anna Brotnov
elfchick162000@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
6:30 am
Aiya, Thank you very much Arthur, that does help. I'll try to keep in mind that there aren't always direct translations. namárië, Anna ... Do you Yahoo!? ...
30022 fradeve virgilio
fradeve11 Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
4:02 am
... Da: Thorsten Renk [mailto:trenk@...] The fact that you don't see them doesn't mean they don't get done ;-) On my site Parma Tyelpelassiva is 'Erin...
30021 Tiffanie
fschiana2002 Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
4:00 am
I have been trying to translate one of my favorite poems/songs from Mercedes Lackey Sun and Shadow. Here is the first verse I've got so far, but I'm unsure if...
30020 jinn-it
jinn_it Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
3:59 am
Hallo, ... This is a rather difficutl question. I haven't seen any word for 'ahead&#39;, either. Still, there is a word to refer to something remote from the...
30019 Eugenio M. Vigo
imaglang Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
3:58 am
Hi, ... Yes, you're right. I'm talking about the little amount comparing to the lyrical compositions. Now, for example, I'm writing a little story in Sindarin...
30018 Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
3:58 am
... Actually, _et_ takes the ablative ending rather than the allative. I think your sentence should be: _Suncë i limpë et analta yulmallo._ You have...
30017 Thorsten Renk
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Jul 1, 2004
7:23 pm
I recently had an amusing idea regarding _edraith_ from _Naur an edraith ammen! _ In the DragonFlame lexicon, this is listed as 'saving&#39;, apparently a singular...
30016 Ingrid Seelaender
iseelaender Send Email
Jul 1, 2004
5:34 pm
elfling@yahoogroups.com wrote:Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:24:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Morgana Luna Subject: Re: Re: OffTopic >>I'se weary of waitin'<< I agree with...
30015 Celene Estelle
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Jul 1, 2004
4:15 pm
i thought LR stands for 'lost road'.... at least in most cases Celene idhrenethmeril <hannahr_y456@...> wrote: So, in the case you were talking...
30014 Thorsten Renk
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Jul 1, 2004
12:57 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, there is no unique answer. ... According to one convention, yes. Among others, the Tengwestie team uses this convention ...
30013 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Jul 1, 2004
12:34 pm
... http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/hithaeglir_s.html ... http://www.phy.duke.edu/~trenk/elvish/quenta_sorondo_q.html ... Not very original, but there is...
30012 Atwe
percival64 Send Email
Jul 1, 2004
12:25 pm
... Hello, The first word I can't find is ahead, then ... "There is/are" is an English idiom, which cannot be translated directly into other languages. To...
30011 jinn-it
jinn_it Send Email
Jul 1, 2004
5:30 am
Hi, I am wondering whether Quenya adjective should be inflected, when we try to say about somthing biggest as an object of the preposition. A noun object of...
30010 Arthur Boccaccio
elhanan_austin Send Email
Jul 1, 2004
5:30 am
... I have to agree with Thorsten on this: just because you don't see them doesn't mean they're not there. I actually posted a "story" about a Bear walking...
30009 idhrenethmeril Send Email Jul 1, 2004
5:30 am
Hi! For abbreviations, there is a list on this page: http://www.elvish.org/resources.html So, in the case you were talking about, LR:349 would be Lord of the ...
30008 idhrenethmeril Send Email Jul 1, 2004
5:29 am
Suilad! Hi! If I remember correctly, there is a list of acronyms in the Elfling FAQ on the main page. In your case, it would be The Lost Road, page 349. ...
30007 aelindis Send Email Jul 1, 2004
5:28 am
... are ... book, ... LR means: The Lord of the Rings. A list of abbreviations is on: http://www.forodrim.org/arda/arda_ref.html I hope that you will enjoy...
30006 Thorsten Renk
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Jun 30, 2004
4:39 pm
... The fact that you don't see them doesn't mean they don't get done ;-) On my site Parma Tyelpelassiva is 'Erin Daen Hithaeglir&#39; ...
30005 Morgana Luna
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Jun 30, 2004
4:08 pm
I agree with Aaron Shaw.. it is called ebonics and conferences and many studies have been conducted on this theme..it has a proper grammar and syntax..it is...
30004 Eugenio M. Vigo
imaglang Send Email
Jun 30, 2004
4:07 pm
Hi, I joined this list some months ago and I post messages when I've got time. After some months in these, I'm impressed with something that's happening in the...
30003 Morgana Luna
morganaluna00@... Send Email
Jun 30, 2004
4:07 pm
Aiya! I'm writing a paper about the function of the Elventongues in the literary production of Tolkien and I'd like to have also your opinion on the matter . ...
30002 Anna Brotnov
elfchick162000@... Send Email
Jun 30, 2004
4:07 pm
Aiya, I'm working on translating the song "All shall fade" that Pippin sang in RotK. There are a few words that I aren't in the English-Quenya dictionary I...
30001 Tiffanie
fschiana2002 Send Email
Jun 30, 2004
4:06 pm
Greetings to all, I am new to this group, and so I hope to meet new friends. I am an old fan of LotR, however, it's been some time since I last read the ...
30000 Anna Brotnov
elfchick162000@... Send Email
Jun 30, 2004
6:03 am
Aiya, I want to thank jazzy gray, Nikki De Young, and Arthur Boccaccio for the suggestions on which books I should get. I appreciate the help. After I get A...
29999 calwen76 Send Email Jun 29, 2004
6:45 am
... ehm, really??? :))) On the other hand, you are of course right. This was obviously not even an idea of a 'regular&#39; speech. Lucy...
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